Danites
E406290
Danites were members of the ancient Israelite Tribe of Dan, one of the twelve tribes traditionally descended from the sons of Jacob.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danites canonical | 3 |
| Danite elders | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4012418 — 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: Danites Context triple: [Tribe of Dan, alternativeName, Danites]
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A.
Jebusites
The Jebusites were an ancient Canaanite people known primarily as the pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem (then called Jebus) in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Moabites
The Moabites were an ancient Semitic people living east of the Dead Sea, frequently depicted in the Hebrew Bible as neighbors and adversaries of Israel.
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C.
Mulekites
The Mulekites are a people described in the Book of Mormon as descendants of Mulek, a son of King Zedekiah, who fled Jerusalem and established a separate civilization in the Americas before later merging with the Nephites.
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D.
Jaredites
The Jaredites are an ancient civilization described in the Book of Mormon as migrating to and inhabiting the Americas long before the Nephites and Lamanites, ultimately destroying themselves through internal conflict.
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E.
Girgashites
The Girgashites were one of the lesser-known Canaanite peoples listed in the Hebrew Bible among the nations inhabiting the land before the Israelites.
- 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: Danites Target entity description: Danites were members of the ancient Israelite Tribe of Dan, one of the twelve tribes traditionally descended from the sons of Jacob.
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A.
Jebusites
The Jebusites were an ancient Canaanite people known primarily as the pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem (then called Jebus) in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Moabites
The Moabites were an ancient Semitic people living east of the Dead Sea, frequently depicted in the Hebrew Bible as neighbors and adversaries of Israel.
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C.
Mulekites
The Mulekites are a people described in the Book of Mormon as descendants of Mulek, a son of King Zedekiah, who fled Jerusalem and established a separate civilization in the Americas before later merging with the Nephites.
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D.
Jaredites
The Jaredites are an ancient civilization described in the Book of Mormon as migrating to and inhabiting the Americas long before the Nephites and Lamanites, ultimately destroying themselves through internal conflict.
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E.
Girgashites
The Girgashites were one of the lesser-known Canaanite peoples listed in the Hebrew Bible among the nations inhabiting the land before the Israelites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Israelite tribe member
ⓘ
biblical people ⓘ |
| ancestralFigure |
Bilhah
ⓘ
Dan son of Jacob ⓘ Jacob ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Aijalon
ⓘ
Eshtaol ⓘ Timnah ⓘ Zorah ⓘ |
| associatedWithCultObject | graven image in Dan (Judges 18) ⓘ |
| associatedWithJudge | Samson ⓘ |
| associatedWithSanctuary | sanctuary at Dan ⓘ |
| biblicalMotto | from Dan to Beersheba ⓘ |
| borderLocation | northern border of Israel ⓘ |
| campPositionInNumbers | rear guard of the camp of Israel ⓘ |
| clanOf |
Mahaneh-dan
ⓘ
linked to:
Leshem
|
| conqueredCityAccordingToBible | Laish ⓘ |
| covenantStatus | people of the covenant with Yahweh ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Israelite culture ⓘ |
| descentFrom | Tribe of Dan ⓘ |
| ethnoreligiousIdentity |
Israelite
ⓘ
linked to:
Israelites
|
| groupType | patrilineal tribal group ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Joshua ⓘ Book of Judges ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
Book of Numbers ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| migrationTradition | migration from original territory to Laish ⓘ |
| militaryRole | tribal warriors of Israel ⓘ |
| northernSettlement | city of Dan ⓘ |
| partOf | Tribe of Dan ⓘ |
| region | ancient Levant ⓘ |
| religion |
Yahwism
ⓘ
ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| religiousTextTradition |
Christian biblical tradition
ⓘ
Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| renamedCity | Dan ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Masoretic Text
ⓘ
Septuagint ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation | one of the twelve tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| traditionalDescentFrom |
Dan
ⓘ
son of Bilhah ⓘ son of Jacob ⓘ |
| tribalTerritory |
area near the Philistine plain
ⓘ
region west of Benjamin ⓘ territory of Dan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Danites Description of subject: Danites were members of the ancient Israelite Tribe of Dan, one of the twelve tribes traditionally descended from the sons of Jacob.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Danites