Jacob Wrestling with the Angel
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"Jacob Wrestling with the Angel" is a celebrated 19th-century religious painting by Eugène Delacroix depicting the biblical struggle between Jacob and a divine messenger.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jacob Wrestling with the Angel canonical | 2 |
| Jacob Wrestling with the Angel by Eugène Delacroix | 1 |
| Jacob wrestling with an angel | 1 |
| La Lutte de Jacob avec l’ange | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2038671 — 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: Jacob Wrestling with the Angel Context triple: [Eugène Delacroix, notableWork, Jacob Wrestling with the Angel]
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The Vision of the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel)
The Vision of the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel) is an 1888 Post-Impressionist painting by Paul Gauguin that depicts Breton women witnessing a biblical struggle in a boldly flattened, symbolic red landscape.
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Joseph and His Brothers
Joseph and His Brothers is a monumental four-part novel cycle by Thomas Mann that retells and elaborates the biblical story of Joseph with rich psychological, historical, and mythological detail.
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Cain and Abel
Cain and Abel are the first two sons of Adam and Eve in the Bible, known for the story in which Cain murders his brother Abel out of jealousy, marking the first homicide in biblical tradition.
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Akedah
Akedah is the Jewish term for the biblical episode in which Abraham is commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac, a foundational narrative about faith and obedience.
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Stories of Jacob
Stories of Jacob refers to the biblical narratives in Genesis that recount the life, family, and covenant experiences of the patriarch Jacob, later named Israel.
- 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: Jacob Wrestling with the Angel Target entity description: "Jacob Wrestling with the Angel" is a celebrated 19th-century religious painting by Eugène Delacroix depicting the biblical struggle between Jacob and a divine messenger.
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A.
The Vision of the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel)
The Vision of the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel) is an 1888 Post-Impressionist painting by Paul Gauguin that depicts Breton women witnessing a biblical struggle in a boldly flattened, symbolic red landscape.
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B.
Joseph and His Brothers
Joseph and His Brothers is a monumental four-part novel cycle by Thomas Mann that retells and elaborates the biblical story of Joseph with rich psychological, historical, and mythological detail.
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C.
Cain and Abel
Cain and Abel are the first two sons of Adam and Eve in the Bible, known for the story in which Cain murders his brother Abel out of jealousy, marking the first homicide in biblical tradition.
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D.
Akedah
Akedah is the Jewish term for the biblical episode in which Abraham is commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac, a foundational narrative about faith and obedience.
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E.
Stories of Jacob
Stories of Jacob refers to the biblical narratives in Genesis that recount the life, family, and covenant experiences of the patriarch Jacob, later named Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jacob Wrestling with the Angel Description of subject: "Jacob Wrestling with the Angel" is a celebrated 19th-century religious painting by Eugène Delacroix depicting the biblical struggle between Jacob and a divine messenger.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jacob Wrestling with the Angel
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Chapel of the Holy Angels
linked to: Jacob Wrestling with the Angel