Sheba son of Bichri
E476639
Sheba son of Bichri is a biblical figure who led a revolt against King David of Israel, briefly threatening the unity of the kingdom.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sheba son of Bichri canonical | 6 |
| Bichri (father of Sheba) | 1 |
| Sheba ben Bichri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4852785 — 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: Sheba son of Bichri Context triple: [Sheba’s rebellion, participant, Sheba son of Bichri]
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A.
Sheba
Sheba is a biblical figure traditionally associated with a people or kingdom in the ancient Near East, often linked to the famed Queen of Sheba.
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B.
Zeb-un-Nissa
Zeb-un-Nissa was a Mughal princess and noted Persian-language poet renowned for her literary works and intellectual pursuits in 17th-century India.
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C.
QueenOfSheba
The Queen of Sheba is a legendary monarch, celebrated in biblical, Qur’anic, and Ethiopian traditions for her famed visit to King Solomon and her association with wisdom, wealth, and mystery.
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D.
Tamar
Tamar is a biblical figure in the Book of 2 Samuel, known as the daughter of King David whose tragic story of abuse and injustice profoundly impacts David’s family narrative.
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E.
Juwayriya
Juwayriya was a wife of the Prophet Muhammad and is regarded as one of the Mothers of the Believers in Islamic tradition.
- 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: Sheba son of Bichri Target entity description: Sheba son of Bichri is a biblical figure who led a revolt against King David of Israel, briefly threatening the unity of the kingdom.
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A.
Sheba
Sheba is a biblical figure traditionally associated with a people or kingdom in the ancient Near East, often linked to the famed Queen of Sheba.
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B.
Zeb-un-Nissa
Zeb-un-Nissa was a Mughal princess and noted Persian-language poet renowned for her literary works and intellectual pursuits in 17th-century India.
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C.
QueenOfSheba
The Queen of Sheba is a legendary monarch, celebrated in biblical, Qur’anic, and Ethiopian traditions for her famed visit to King Solomon and her association with wisdom, wealth, and mystery.
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D.
Tamar
Tamar is a biblical figure in the Book of 2 Samuel, known as the daughter of King David whose tragic story of abuse and injustice profoundly impacts David’s family narrative.
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E.
Juwayriya
Juwayriya was a wife of the Prophet Muhammad and is regarded as one of the Mothers of the Believers in Islamic tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
rebel leader ⓘ |
| activityLocation |
Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Kingdom of Israel
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Sheba ben Bichri
ⓘ
linked to:
Sheba son of Bichri
|
| associatedWithTheme |
loyalty to the Davidic monarchy
ⓘ
political division in Israel ⓘ |
| besiegedIn | Abel Beth Maacah ⓘ |
| bodyPartDisplayed | head ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil uprising ⓘ |
| deathCause | beheading ⓘ |
| deathContext | end of revolt against David ⓘ |
| declared | "We have no share in David, no part in Jesse’s son" ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Israelite ⓘ |
| father | Bichri ⓘ |
| fledTo | Abel Beth Maacah ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| headThrownTo | Joab ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
United Monarchy of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
|
| incited | men of Israel to withdraw from David ⓘ |
| killedBy | inhabitants of Abel Beth Maacah ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| ledRevoltAgainst | King David ⓘ |
| loyalSupportBase | northern tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
2 Samuel 20
ⓘ
Second Book of Samuel ⓘ
linked to:
2 Samuel
|
| nameForm | Sheba son of Bichri ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | foil to David’s kingship ⓘ |
| opposedGroup | men of Judah loyal to David ⓘ |
| opposedRuler | David ⓘ |
| pursuedBy |
David’s forces
ⓘ
Joab ⓘ |
| rebellionOccurredAfter |
Absalom’s revolt
ⓘ
linked to:
Absalom’s rebellion
|
| religiousContext |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| roleInNarrative | instigator of civil revolt ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition |
Christian tradition
ⓘ
Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| sourceTextLanguage | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| threatened | unity of the kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation |
tribe of Benjamin
ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Benjamin
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sheba son of Bichri Description of subject: Sheba son of Bichri is a biblical figure who led a revolt against King David of Israel, briefly threatening the unity of the kingdom.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sheba son of Bichri
linked to: Sheba son of Bichri