House of Jacob
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The House of Jacob is a biblical term referring to the descendants and collective nation arising from the patriarch Jacob, later known as Israel.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Jacob canonical | 4 |
| House of Joseph | 4 |
| בית יעקב | 3 |
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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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D.
Mappah
Mappah is a halachic work by Rabbi Moshe Isserles that supplements and adapts the Shulchan Aruch to Ashkenazi Jewish legal customs.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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D.
Mappah
Mappah is a halachic work by Rabbi Moshe Isserles that supplements and adapts the Shulchan Aruch to Ashkenazi Jewish legal customs.
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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
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Jacob Description of subject: The House of Jacob is a biblical term referring to the descendants and collective nation arising from the patriarch Jacob, later known as Israel.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
tribe of Ephraim
linked to: House of Jacob
linked to: House of Jacob
linked to: House of Jacob
linked to: House of Jacob
linked to: House of Jacob