House of Jacob

E337880

biblical term collective designation

The House of Jacob is a biblical term referring to the descendants and collective nation arising from the patriarch Jacob, later known as Israel.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
House of Joseph	4
House of Jacob canonical	3
בית יעקב	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3211056 — 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: House of Jacob
Context triple: [Simeon, familyLineage, House of Jacob]

A. Goldenberg House
Goldenberg House is a distinctive contemporary residence designed by architect Preston Scott Cohen, noted for its complex geometric forms and innovative spatial composition.
B. Beit Yosef
Beit Yosef is a comprehensive halachic commentary on the Arba'ah Turim by Rabbi Yosef Karo, serving as the primary source and foundation for his later code, the Shulchan Aruch.
C. Abrahamic Family House
The Abrahamic Family House is an interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi that brings together a mosque, church, and synagogue to promote dialogue and coexistence among the three Abrahamic religions.
D. Mappah
Mappah is a halachic work by Rabbi Moshe Isserles that supplements and adapts the Shulchan Aruch to Ashkenazi Jewish legal customs.
E. Sha'ar HaRachamim
Sha'ar HaRachamim is the eastern gate of Jerusalem’s Old City walls, historically associated with messianic and eschatological traditions in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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: House of Jacob
Target entity description: The House of Jacob is a biblical term referring to the descendants and collective nation arising from the patriarch Jacob, later known as Israel.

A. Goldenberg House
Goldenberg House is a distinctive contemporary residence designed by architect Preston Scott Cohen, noted for its complex geometric forms and innovative spatial composition.
B. Beit Yosef
Beit Yosef is a comprehensive halachic commentary on the Arba'ah Turim by Rabbi Yosef Karo, serving as the primary source and foundation for his later code, the Shulchan Aruch.
C. Abrahamic Family House
The Abrahamic Family House is an interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi that brings together a mosque, church, and synagogue to promote dialogue and coexistence among the three Abrahamic religions.
D. Mappah
Mappah is a halachic work by Rabbi Moshe Isserles that supplements and adapts the Shulchan Aruch to Ashkenazi Jewish legal customs.
E. Sha'ar HaRachamim
Sha'ar HaRachamim is the eastern gate of Jerusalem’s Old City walls, historically associated with messianic and eschatological traditions in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical term ⓘ collective designation ⓘ
appearsInText	Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh Old Testament ⓘ linked to: Tanakh
associatedWithCovenant	covenant at Sinai ⓘ covenant with Abraham ⓘ
associatedWithLand	land of Canaan ⓘ linked to: Land of Canaan land of Israel ⓘ linked to: Eretz HaKodesh
basedOnPerson	Jacob ⓘ
describedAs	collective people descended from Jacob ⓘ
ethnoreligiousIdentity	Israelites ⓘ Jewish people ⓘ linked to: Jews
genealogicalOrigin	twelve sons of Jacob ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	House of Israel ⓘ linked to: Israelites Israel ⓘ
hasAncestralPatriarch	Abraham ⓘ Isaac ⓘ Jacob ⓘ
hasEponym	Israel (patriarch) ⓘ linked to: patriarch Jacob Jacob ⓘ
hasTribalStructure	twelve tribes of Israel ⓘ
includesTribe	tribe of Asher ⓘ linked to: Tribe of Asher tribe of Benjamin ⓘ linked to: Tribe of Benjamin tribe of Dan ⓘ linked to: Tribe of Dan tribe of Ephraim ⓘ tribe of Gad ⓘ linked to: Tribe of Gad tribe of Issachar ⓘ linked to: Tribe of Issachar tribe of Judah ⓘ linked to: Tribe of Judah tribe of Levi ⓘ linked to: Tribe of Levi tribe of Manasseh ⓘ linked to: Tribe of Manasseh tribe of Naphtali ⓘ linked to: Tribe of Naphtali tribe of Reuben ⓘ linked to: Tribe of Reuben tribe of Simeon ⓘ linked to: Tribe of Simeon tribe of Zebulun ⓘ linked to: Tribe of Zebulun
languageOfTerm	Hebrew ⓘ
partOf	people of Israel ⓘ linked to: Israelites
refersTo	descendants of Jacob ⓘ nation of Israel ⓘ
religiousContext	Abrahamic religions ⓘ Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
scripturalBookMention	Book of Exodus ⓘ Book of Genesis ⓘ Book of Isaiah ⓘ Book of Jeremiah ⓘ Book of Micah ⓘ
theologicalRole	chosen people ⓘ recipient of divine judgment ⓘ recipient of divine promises ⓘ
usedAs	collective name for Israelite nation ⓘ
usedInGenre	narrative texts ⓘ prophetic literature ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Simeon → familyLineage → House of Jacob ⓘ

Tribe of Ephraim → groupedWith → House of Joseph ⓘ

subject linked to: tribe of Ephraim

linked to: House of Jacob

Ephraim → partOf → House of Joseph ⓘ

linked to: House of Jacob

Ephraim → tribalStandardAssociatedWith → House of Joseph ⓘ

linked to: House of Jacob

Manasseh → groupedWith → House of Joseph ⓘ

linked to: House of Jacob

Dinah → tribalAffiliation → House of Jacob ⓘ

לֵאָה → family → בית יעקב ⓘ

linked to: House of Jacob

Shillem → associatedWith → House of Jacob ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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