Eliab
E185864
Eliab is a biblical figure known as one of the sons of Jesse and the elder brother of King David.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eliab canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1651848 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eliab Context triple: [Jesse, hasSon, Eliab]
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A.
Elijah
Elijah is a major Old Testament prophet who, according to the Bible, was taken up to heaven and later appeared alongside Moses during Jesus’ Transfiguration.
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B.
Elijah
Elijah is a minor, Bible-quoting street preacher in the play and film "Inherit the Wind," symbolizing religious fervor and public opinion in the story’s courtroom drama.
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C.
Othniel
Othniel is a biblical figure regarded as the first judge of Israel, known for delivering the Israelites from oppression in the Book of Judges.
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D.
Elisha
Elisha is a prominent Hebrew prophet in the Bible, known as the successor of Elijah and for performing numerous miracles in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
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E.
Elisha
Elisha is the given first name of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl championships.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eliab Target entity description: Eliab is a biblical figure known as one of the sons of Jesse and the elder brother of King David.
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A.
Elijah
Elijah is a major Old Testament prophet who, according to the Bible, was taken up to heaven and later appeared alongside Moses during Jesus’ Transfiguration.
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B.
Elijah
Elijah is a minor, Bible-quoting street preacher in the play and film "Inherit the Wind," symbolizing religious fervor and public opinion in the story’s courtroom drama.
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C.
Othniel
Othniel is a biblical figure regarded as the first judge of Israel, known for delivering the Israelites from oppression in the Book of Judges.
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D.
Elisha
Elisha is a prominent Hebrew prophet in the Bible, known as the successor of Elijah and for performing numerous miracles in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
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E.
Elisha
Elisha is the given first name of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl championships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| accuses |
David of neglecting the sheep
ⓘ
David of pride ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter |
1 Samuel 16
ⓘ
1 Samuel 17 ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
David and Goliath narrative
ⓘ
linked to:
David and Goliath
anointing of David by Samuel ⓘ |
| birthOrder | firstborn son of Jesse ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bethlehem ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | figure in the Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
early life of King David
ⓘ
time of King Saul ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
ancient Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Israel
|
| ethnicity |
Israelite
ⓘ
linked to:
Israelites
|
| evaluatedBy |
Yahweh
ⓘ
linked to:
YHWH
|
| evaluatedInContext | selection of a king to replace Saul ⓘ |
| expressesEmotion | anger toward David at the battlefield ⓘ |
| familyResidence |
Bethlehem in Judah
ⓘ
linked to:
Bethlehem
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Eliab ⓘ |
| hasFather | Jesse ⓘ |
| hasMother | wife of Jesse ⓘ |
| hasReligion | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Abinadab
ⓘ
David ⓘ Shammah ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | contrast to God’s choice of David over outward appearance ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of 1 Samuel
ⓘ
linked to:
1 Samuel
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| militaryStatus | soldier in Saul’s army ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | God is father ⓘ |
| notChosenFor | kingship over Israel ⓘ |
| presentAt |
David’s anointing by Samuel
ⓘ
Israelite camp in the Valley of Elah ⓘ
linked to:
Valley of Elah
|
| rebukes | David ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Davidic lineage
ⓘ
linked to:
House of David
House of Jesse ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
elder brother of David
ⓘ
son of Jesse ⓘ |
| scripturalReference |
1 Samuel 16:6–7
ⓘ
1 Samuel 17:13 ⓘ 1 Samuel 17:28 ⓘ |
| tribe | Tribe of Judah ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Eliab Description of subject: Eliab is a biblical figure known as one of the sons of Jesse and the elder brother of King David.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.