Jonadab
E484826
Jonadab is a shrewd but morally dubious cousin of Amnon in the biblical narrative, known for advising Amnon in his plot against Tamar and later revealing knowledge of Absalom’s revenge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jonadab canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4852682 — 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: Jonadab Context triple: [Absalom’s revenge on Amnon, hasRelatedPerson, Jonadab]
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A.
Amnon
Amnon is a biblical figure known as the eldest son of King David, whose rape of his half-sister Tamar and subsequent murder by her brother Absalom sparked major turmoil in David’s household.
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B.
Abishai
Abishai is a prominent Old Testament military leader and nephew of King David, known for his close association with his brother Joab and his role in David’s campaigns.
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C.
Machlon
Machlon is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Ruth as one of Elimelech and Naomi’s sons, whose death leads to Ruth’s eventual marriage to Boaz.
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D.
Benaiah
Benaiah was a prominent Israelite warrior and commander under King David and King Solomon, renowned for his bravery and loyalty in biblical accounts.
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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: Jonadab Target entity description: Jonadab is a shrewd but morally dubious cousin of Amnon in the biblical narrative, known for advising Amnon in his plot against Tamar and later revealing knowledge of Absalom’s revenge.
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A.
Amnon
Amnon is a biblical figure known as the eldest son of King David, whose rape of his half-sister Tamar and subsequent murder by her brother Absalom sparked major turmoil in David’s household.
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B.
Abishai
Abishai is a prominent Old Testament military leader and nephew of King David, known for his close association with his brother Joab and his role in David’s campaigns.
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C.
Machlon
Machlon is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Ruth as one of Elimelech and Naomi’s sons, whose death leads to Ruth’s eventual marriage to Boaz.
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D.
Benaiah
Benaiah was a prominent Israelite warrior and commander under King David and King Solomon, renowned for his bravery and loyalty in biblical accounts.
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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 (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| adviceContent | pretend to be ill so Tamar would come to him ⓘ |
| advised | Amnon ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
cunning
ⓘ
deceit ⓘ family intrigue in the house of David ⓘ |
| cousinOf | Amnon ⓘ |
| describedAs | very shrewd ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Israelite ⓘ |
| father | Shimeah ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent |
Absalom’s revenge against Amnon
ⓘ
Amnon’s assault of Tamar ⓘ
linked to:
rape of Tamar
|
| knewAbout | Absalom’s plan to kill Amnon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advising Amnon in his plot against Tamar
ⓘ
revealing knowledge of Absalom’s revenge ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedInBook | 2 Samuel ⓘ |
| mentionedInChapter | 2 Samuel 13 ⓘ |
| moralCharacterDescribedAs | morally dubious ⓘ |
| relativeOf |
Absalom
ⓘ
Amnon ⓘ David ⓘ |
| religiousTextMentionedIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| reportedEvent | Absalom had killed only Amnon, not all the king’s sons ⓘ |
| reportedTo | King David ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
counselor to Amnon
ⓘ
messenger of clarification to David after Absalom’s attack ⓘ |
| timePeriod | monarchical period of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| uncle | King David ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jonadab Description of subject: Jonadab is a shrewd but morally dubious cousin of Amnon in the biblical narrative, known for advising Amnon in his plot against Tamar and later revealing knowledge of Absalom’s revenge.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.