Genesis 12
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Genesis 12 is a pivotal Old Testament chapter that recounts God’s call and promises to Abram, marking the beginning of the Abrahamic covenant and the formation of Israel’s ancestral line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Genesis 12 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4761893 — 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: Genesis 12 Context triple: [Call of Abraham, scripturalChapter, Genesis 12]
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Genesis 21
Genesis 21 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts the birth of Isaac, the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael, and a covenant between Abraham and Abimelech.
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Genesis 25
Genesis 25 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that records Abraham’s later life, his additional descendants, the death and burial of Abraham, and the genealogies and early narratives of Isaac and Ishmael’s families.
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C.
Genesis 16
Genesis 16 is the biblical chapter that recounts the story of Hagar and the birth of Ishmael to Abram through Sarai’s Egyptian maidservant.
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D.
Genesis 2
Genesis 2 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that provides a detailed account of the creation of humans and the establishment of the Garden of Eden.
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E.
Book of Genesis
The Book of Genesis is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, narrating the creation of the world, the early history of humanity, and the origins of the people of Israel.
- 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: Genesis 12 Target entity description: Genesis 12 is a pivotal Old Testament chapter that recounts God’s call and promises to Abram, marking the beginning of the Abrahamic covenant and the formation of Israel’s ancestral line.
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A.
Genesis 21
Genesis 21 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts the birth of Isaac, the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael, and a covenant between Abraham and Abimelech.
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B.
Genesis 25
Genesis 25 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that records Abraham’s later life, his additional descendants, the death and burial of Abraham, and the genealogies and early narratives of Isaac and Ishmael’s families.
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C.
Genesis 16
Genesis 16 is the biblical chapter that recounts the story of Hagar and the birth of Ishmael to Abram through Sarai’s Egyptian maidservant.
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D.
Genesis 2
Genesis 2 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that provides a detailed account of the creation of humans and the establishment of the Garden of Eden.
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E.
Book of Genesis
The Book of Genesis is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, narrating the creation of the world, the early history of humanity, and the origins of the people of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible chapter
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Book of Genesis chapter ⓘ Old Testament chapter ⓘ |
| chapterNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| containsDivineSpeech | God’s call to Abram ⓘ |
| containsEvent |
Abram’s deception about Sarai in Egypt
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Abram’s journey to Egypt ⓘ Abram’s migration to Canaan ⓘ Call of Abram ⓘ
linked to:
Call of Abraham
God’s plagues on Pharaoh’s household ⓘ |
| containsPromise |
Promise that Abram will be a blessing
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Promise that all families of the earth will be blessed in Abram ⓘ Promise to bless Abram ⓘ Promise to bless those who bless Abram ⓘ Promise to curse those who curse Abram ⓘ Promise to give the land of Canaan to Abram’s offspring ⓘ Promise to make Abram a great nation ⓘ Promise to make Abram’s name great ⓘ |
| followedBy | Genesis 13 ⓘ |
| follows | Genesis 11 ⓘ |
| literaryRole |
Beginning of the patriarchal narratives
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Foundational text for Israel’s ancestral line ⓘ |
| mentions |
Lot
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Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ Sarai ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Ur to Haran to Canaan to Egypt ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Genesis
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Christian Old Testament ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
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| primaryHumanSubject | Abram ⓘ |
| recordsAction |
Abram asks Sarai to say she is his sister
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Abram builds an altar at Shechem ⓘ Abram builds an altar between Bethel and Ai ⓘ
linked to:
Abram
Abram calls on the name of the LORD ⓘ Abram goes down to Egypt because of famine ⓘ Abram leaves Haran at age seventy-five ⓘ Abram takes Sarai and Lot with him ⓘ Pharaoh rebukes Abram ⓘ Pharaoh sends Abram away with his possessions ⓘ
linked to:
Abram
Pharaoh takes Sarai into his house ⓘ The LORD afflicts Pharaoh’s house with plagues ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
Foundational for Christian theology of faith and promise
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Foundational for Jewish understanding of Abraham ⓘ Important for Islamic views of Ibrahim through shared Abrahamic tradition ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Beginning of the Abrahamic covenant
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Blessing to the nations ⓘ Divine election of Abram ⓘ Faith and obedience ⓘ Promise of land ⓘ Promise of nationhood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Genesis 12 Description of subject: Genesis 12 is a pivotal Old Testament chapter that recounts God’s call and promises to Abram, marking the beginning of the Abrahamic covenant and the formation of Israel’s ancestral line.
Referenced by (5)
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