Enosh

E328621

biblical figure patriarch

Enosh is a biblical figure recognized as a grandson of Adam and an early patriarch in the Book of Genesis.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Enosh canonical	2
Enoch	1
Enosh lived 905 years	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3122793 — 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: Enosh
Context triple: [Seth, hasNotableDescendant, Enosh]

A. Jokshan
Jokshan is a minor biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis as one of the sons of Abraham by his wife Keturah.
B. Enoch
Enoch is a biblical and Qur’anic prophet revered for his exceptional piety and, in many traditions, for being taken up by God without experiencing death.
C. Reuel
Reuel is a biblical figure identified as another name for Jethro, the Midianite priest and father-in-law of Moses.
D. Reuel
Reuel is the middle name of famed English author and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien, used as part of his full name John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.
E. Peleg
Peleg is a retired whaling captain and part-owner of the ship Pequod in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
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: Enosh
Target entity description: Enosh is a biblical figure recognized as a grandson of Adam and an early patriarch in the Book of Genesis.

A. Jokshan
Jokshan is a minor biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis as one of the sons of Abraham by his wife Keturah.
B. Enoch
Enoch is a biblical and Qur’anic prophet revered for his exceptional piety and, in many traditions, for being taken up by God without experiencing death.
C. Reuel
Reuel is a biblical figure identified as another name for Jethro, the Midianite priest and father-in-law of Moses.
D. Reuel
Reuel is the middle name of famed English author and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien, used as part of his full name John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.
E. Peleg
Peleg is a retired whaling captain and part-owner of the ship Pequod in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical figure ⓘ patriarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Enos ⓘ
ancestorOf	Abraham ⓘ Israelites ⓘ Noah ⓘ
appearsIn	Genesis 4 ⓘ Genesis 5 ⓘ
describedAs	early patriarch ⓘ
fatherOf	Kenan ⓘ
generationFromAdam	third generation ⓘ
grandsonOf	Adam ⓘ Eve ⓘ
languageForm	Hebrew: אֱנוֹשׁ ⓘ
listedIn	genealogy from Adam to Noah ⓘ
mentionedIn	Book of Genesis ⓘ
nameMeaning	frail ⓘ man ⓘ mortal ⓘ
partOf	Genesis genealogies ⓘ
religiousCategory	Old Testament figure ⓘ
roleInText	link between Adam and later patriarchs ⓘ
sonOf	Seth ⓘ
timePeriod	antediluvian era ⓘ
tradition	Christianity ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh Islamic tradition ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
veneratedIn	Christianity ⓘ Islam (as a righteous ancestor) ⓘ Judaism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seth → hasNotableDescendant → Enosh ⓘ

Methuselah → father → Enoch ⓘ

linked to: Enosh

Genesis 5 → mentions → Enosh ⓘ

Genesis 5 → recordsAge → Enosh lived 905 years ⓘ