Genesis 37
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Genesis 37 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts Joseph’s dreams, his brothers’ jealousy, and his being sold into slavery in Egypt, setting in motion the narrative of Israel’s descent to Egypt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Genesis 37 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3211047 — 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: Genesis 37 Context triple: [Simeon, scripturalReference, Genesis 37]
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A.
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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B.
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel
"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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C.
Genesis 21
Genesis 21 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts the birth of Isaac, the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael, and a covenant between Abraham and Abimelech.
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D.
Genesis 25
Genesis 25 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that records Abraham’s later life, his additional descendants, the death and burial of Abraham, and the genealogies and early narratives of Isaac and Ishmael’s families.
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E.
Genesis 16
Genesis 16 is the biblical chapter that recounts the story of Hagar and the birth of Ishmael to Abram through Sarai’s Egyptian maidservant.
- 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: Genesis 37 Target entity description: Genesis 37 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts Joseph’s dreams, his brothers’ jealousy, and his being sold into slavery in Egypt, setting in motion the narrative of Israel’s descent to Egypt.
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A.
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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B.
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel
"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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C.
Genesis 21
Genesis 21 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts the birth of Isaac, the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael, and a covenant between Abraham and Abimelech.
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D.
Genesis 25
Genesis 25 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that records Abraham’s later life, his additional descendants, the death and burial of Abraham, and the genealogies and early narratives of Isaac and Ishmael’s families.
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E.
Genesis 16
Genesis 16 is the biblical chapter that recounts the story of Hagar and the birth of Ishmael to Abram through Sarai’s Egyptian maidservant.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter of the Bible
ⓘ
chapter of the Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical scripture in Christianity
ⓘ
canonical scripture in Judaism ⓘ |
| containsDialogueBetween |
Jacob and Joseph’s brothers
ⓘ
linked to:
Children of Jacob
Joseph and Jacob ⓘ
linked to:
Joseph son of Jacob
Joseph and his brothers ⓘ |
| describes |
Jacob’s special love for Joseph
ⓘ
Joseph’s coat of many colors ⓘ
linked to:
Stories of Joseph
Joseph’s dream of sheaves of grain ⓘ Joseph’s dream of sun, moon, and stars ⓘ |
| follows | Genesis 36 ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalText |
Biblical Hebrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| mainCharacter |
Israel
ⓘ
Jacob ⓘ Joseph ⓘ Joseph’s brothers ⓘ Judah ⓘ Reuben ⓘ |
| mentions |
Ishmaelites
ⓘ
Midianites ⓘ
linked to:
Midianite
Potiphar ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
beginning of the Joseph narrative
ⓘ
sets up Israel’s descent into Egypt ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Pentateuch ⓘ
linked to:
Five Books of Moses
Torah ⓘ |
| positionInBook | 37 ⓘ |
| precedes | Genesis 38 ⓘ |
| recordsEvent |
Jacob mourning for Joseph
ⓘ
Joseph being sold into slavery ⓘ Joseph being thrown into a pit ⓘ Joseph’s arrival in Egypt ⓘ Joseph’s brothers’ plot against him ⓘ Joseph’s dreams ⓘ presentation of Joseph’s torn robe to Jacob ⓘ |
| setting |
Canaan
ⓘ
Dothan ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Hebron ⓘ Shechem ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
ⓘ
divine providence ⓘ family conflict ⓘ favoritism ⓘ jealousy ⓘ sibling rivalry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Genesis 37 Description of subject: Genesis 37 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts Joseph’s dreams, his brothers’ jealousy, and his being sold into slavery in Egypt, setting in motion the narrative of Israel’s descent to Egypt.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.