Phinehas
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Phinehas is a biblical priest and grandson of Aaron, noted for his zealous defense of Israel’s covenant with God in the Hebrew Bible.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phinehas canonical | 11 |
| Pinchas | 7 |
| biblical figure Phinehas | 1 |
| פִּינְחָס | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3922587 — 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: Phinehas Context triple: [Book of Joshua, traditionalAuthor, Phinehas]
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A.
Othniel
Othniel is a biblical figure regarded as the first judge of Israel, known for delivering the Israelites from oppression in the Book of Judges.
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B.
Ehud
Ehud is a biblical judge and deliverer of Israel known for assassinating the Moabite king Eglon in the Book of Judges.
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C.
Heman the Ezrahite
Heman the Ezrahite is a biblical figure traditionally regarded as the wise author of Psalm 88 and noted for his exceptional wisdom in the Old Testament.
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D.
Yoshua
Yoshua is a male given name most notably borne by Yoshua Bengio, a pioneering Canadian computer scientist and deep learning researcher.
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E.
Eliab
Eliab is a biblical figure known as one of the sons of Jesse and the elder brother of King David.
- 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: Phinehas Target entity description: Phinehas is a biblical priest and grandson of Aaron, noted for his zealous defense of Israel’s covenant with God in the Hebrew Bible.
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A.
Othniel
Othniel is a biblical figure regarded as the first judge of Israel, known for delivering the Israelites from oppression in the Book of Judges.
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B.
Ehud
Ehud is a biblical judge and deliverer of Israel known for assassinating the Moabite king Eglon in the Book of Judges.
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C.
Heman the Ezrahite
Heman the Ezrahite is a biblical figure traditionally regarded as the wise author of Psalm 88 and noted for his exceptional wisdom in the Old Testament.
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D.
Yoshua
Yoshua is a male given name most notably borne by Yoshua Bengio, a pioneering Canadian computer scientist and deep learning researcher.
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E.
Eliab
Eliab is a biblical figure known as one of the sons of Jesse and the elder brother of King David.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
High Priest of Israel
ⓘ
Israelite ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ priest ⓘ |
| action |
intervened to stop Israelite idolatry at Peor
ⓘ
speared an Israelite man and Midianite woman in the camp ⓘ |
| ancestor | Levi ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
dispute over the altar built by the Transjordan tribes
ⓘ
plague on Israel in the wilderness ⓘ sin at Baal Peor ⓘ |
| biblicalBookChapter |
Joshua 22
ⓘ
Judges 20 ⓘ Numbers 25 ⓘ Psalm 106 ⓘ |
| child | Abishua ⓘ |
| covenant | covenant of a perpetual priesthood ⓘ |
| father | Eleazar ⓘ |
| givenName | Phinehas ⓘ |
| grandfather | Aaron ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| lineage |
house of Aaron
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Aaron
|
| mentionedIn |
Book of Joshua
ⓘ
Book of Judges ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
Book of Numbers ⓘ Book of Psalms ⓘ
linked to:
Psalms
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| moralQuality |
faithful
ⓘ
zealous ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Phineas
ⓘ
Pinhas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
killing Zimri and Cozbi
ⓘ
stopping a plague among the Israelites ⓘ zeal for the covenant of God ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High Priest
ⓘ
priest of Israel ⓘ |
| praisedIn |
Psalm 106:30–31
ⓘ
linked to:
Psalm 106
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| rewardedBy |
Yahweh
ⓘ
linked to:
Elohim
|
| roleInEvent |
consulted during the war against Benjamin in Judges 20
ⓘ
led inquiry about the altar of witness in Joshua 22 ⓘ served as envoy to the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh ⓘ |
| spouse | unidentified wife ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
priestly righteousness
ⓘ
zeal for covenant fidelity ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Bronze Age
ⓘ
early settlement period in Canaan ⓘ period of the wilderness wanderings ⓘ |
| tribe | Tribe of Levi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phinehas Description of subject: Phinehas is a biblical priest and grandson of Aaron, noted for his zealous defense of Israel’s covenant with God in the Hebrew Bible.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Felix Rosenblueth (Pinchas Rosen)
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