Priestly family of Zadok

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Israelite priestly family biblical priestly lineage

The Priestly family of Zadok was a prominent Israelite priestly lineage that held high-ranking temple and religious authority, especially in Jerusalem during the First and Second Temple periods.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Zadokite priesthood	2
Hezir priestly family	1
Priestly family of Zadok canonical	1
Zadok the priest	1
Zadokite priestly line	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2398110 — 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: Priestly family of Zadok
Context triple: [Joshua son of Jehozadak, memberOf, Priestly family of Zadok]

A. Zadok the Priest
"Zadok the Priest" is a coronation anthem composed by George Frideric Handel in 1727, renowned for its dramatic choral entry and long-standing use at British royal coronations.
B. Patriarchs of Israel
The Patriarchs of Israel are the founding forefathers of the Israelite people, traditionally identified as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Hebrew Bible.
C. Tribe of Judah
The Tribe of Judah was one of the twelve tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally associated with leadership, the Davidic monarchy, and the lineage from which Jewish and Christian messianic expectations arise.
D. King Davidic dynasty
The King Davidic dynasty was the biblical royal lineage founded by King David that ruled over ancient Israel and Judah and became central to Jewish messianic and theological tradition.
E. Bast family
The Bast family is a lower-middle-class household in E.M. Forster’s novel "Howards End," whose struggles and aspirations contrast with the more privileged Schlegel and Wilcox families.
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: Priestly family of Zadok
Target entity description: The Priestly family of Zadok was a prominent Israelite priestly lineage that held high-ranking temple and religious authority, especially in Jerusalem during the First and Second Temple periods.

A. Zadok the Priest
"Zadok the Priest" is a coronation anthem composed by George Frideric Handel in 1727, renowned for its dramatic choral entry and long-standing use at British royal coronations.
B. Patriarchs of Israel
The Patriarchs of Israel are the founding forefathers of the Israelite people, traditionally identified as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Hebrew Bible.
C. Tribe of Judah
The Tribe of Judah was one of the twelve tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally associated with leadership, the Davidic monarchy, and the lineage from which Jewish and Christian messianic expectations arise.
D. King Davidic dynasty
The King Davidic dynasty was the biblical royal lineage founded by King David that ruled over ancient Israel and Judah and became central to Jewish messianic and theological tradition.
E. Bast family
The Bast family is a lower-middle-class household in E.M. Forster’s novel "Howards End," whose struggles and aspirations contrast with the more privileged Schlegel and Wilcox families.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Israelite priestly family ⓘ biblical priestly lineage ⓘ
associatedWith	Davidic monarchy ⓘ linked to: House of David Jerusalem temple hierarchy ⓘ Solomonic Temple ⓘ linked to: Solomon's Temple Zadokite priesthood ⓘ linked to: Priestly family of Zadok
basedIn	First Temple ⓘ linked to: Solomon's Temple Jerusalem ⓘ Second Temple ⓘ linked to: Second Temple in Jerusalem
country	Hasmonean Judea ⓘ linked to: Hasmonean dynasty Kingdom of Judah ⓘ Yehud province ⓘ linked to: Yehud Medinata
describedIn	Book of Ezekiel ⓘ Books of Chronicles ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh post-biblical Jewish tradition ⓘ
doctrine	emphasis on priestly holiness ⓘ emphasis on temple centralization ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Israelites ⓘ
genealogicalClaim	descent from Aaron ⓘ descent through Eleazar son of Aaron ⓘ
hasRole	administration of sacrificial system ⓘ custody of priestly teaching ⓘ guardianship of temple worship ⓘ religious leadership in ancient Israel ⓘ
heldStatus	elite priestly class ⓘ hereditary priestly lineage ⓘ
influenced	Second Temple Judaism ⓘ later Jewish priestly traditions ⓘ
language	Biblical Hebrew ⓘ linked to: Hebrew
namedAfter	Zadok ⓘ
notableFor	long-term control of high priesthood in Jerusalem ⓘ prominent role in temple and religious authority ⓘ
partOf	Israelite priestly system ⓘ
positionHeld	high priesthood in Jerusalem ⓘ temple priesthood in Jerusalem ⓘ
region	ancient Israel ⓘ ancient Judah ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
religiousAuthorityOver	Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ linked to: Jewish Temple Temple liturgy ⓘ interpretation of Torah in cultic matters ⓘ priestly purity regulations ⓘ
timePeriod	First Temple period ⓘ Second Temple period ⓘ linked to: Second Temple Judaism
tradition	associated with Aaronic priesthood ⓘ associated with Levitical priesthood ⓘ

How these facts were elicited