Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai
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Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Numbers as a leader and prince of the Israelite tribe of Simeon during the wilderness period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shelumiel | 1 |
| Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4000583 — 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: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai Context triple: [Tribe of Simeon, associatedWithFigure, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai]
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A.
Azzael
Azzael is a demonic entity from the Hellboy universe, known as the infernal progenitor of the character Anung Un Rama (Hellboy).
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B.
Shealtiel
Shealtiel is a biblical figure known primarily as a descendant of King Jehoiachin and an ancestor of Zerubbabel in the Davidic royal line.
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C.
Simoriah
Simoriah is a song by the American rock band Aerosmith from their 1987 album "Permanent Vacation."
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D.
Metatron
Metatron is a powerful angelic being often depicted in Jewish and Christian mysticism as a celestial scribe or the voice of God.
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E.
Malchi-shua
Malchi-shua was one of King Saul’s sons, a Hebrew prince mentioned in the Bible who died alongside his father in battle against the Philistines.
- 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: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai Target entity description: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Numbers as a leader and prince of the Israelite tribe of Simeon during the wilderness period.
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A.
Azzael
Azzael is a demonic entity from the Hellboy universe, known as the infernal progenitor of the character Anung Un Rama (Hellboy).
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B.
Shealtiel
Shealtiel is a biblical figure known primarily as a descendant of King Jehoiachin and an ancestor of Zerubbabel in the Davidic royal line.
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C.
Simoriah
Simoriah is a song by the American rock band Aerosmith from their 1987 album "Permanent Vacation."
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D.
Metatron
Metatron is a powerful angelic being often depicted in Jewish and Christian mysticism as a celestial scribe or the voice of God.
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E.
Malchi-shua
Malchi-shua was one of King Saul’s sons, a Hebrew prince mentioned in the Bible who died alongside his father in battle against the Philistines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
leader of the tribe of Simeon ⓘ prince of Israel ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
God (according to Numbers narrative)
ⓘ
linked to:
the LORD
Moses ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
census in the wilderness of Sinai
ⓘ
encampment arrangement around the tabernacle ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Exodus generation of Israelites ⓘ |
| campPosition | camp of Reuben ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | figure in the canonical text of the Torah ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Israelite ⓘ |
| father | Zurishaddai ⓘ |
| function |
participant in national offerings of Israel
ⓘ
representative of the tribe of Simeon before Moses ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryGenreContext | Pentateuchal narrative ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Book of Numbers ⓘ |
| militaryRole | commander of the Simeonite army units ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Shelumiel
ⓘ
linked to:
Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai
|
| offeringContext | dedication of the altar in the wilderness ⓘ |
| offeringRole | leader presenting offerings at the tabernacle dedication ⓘ |
| region |
wilderness of Sinai
ⓘ
linked to:
מדבר סיני
|
| religiousTextContext |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
head of the fathers’ house of Simeon
ⓘ
leader of Simeonite forces ⓘ |
| scripturalCorpus |
Christian Old Testament
ⓘ
Jewish Tanakh ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| scripturalReference |
Numbers 10:19
ⓘ
Numbers 1:16 ⓘ Numbers 1:6 ⓘ Numbers 2:12 ⓘ Numbers 7:36 ⓘ Numbers 7:41 ⓘ |
| sourceTradition | Masoretic Text ⓘ |
| timePeriod | wilderness wanderings of the Israelites ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | tribe of Simeon ⓘ |
| tribalRank | prince (nasi) of Simeon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai Description of subject: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Numbers as a leader and prince of the Israelite tribe of Simeon during the wilderness period.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai