Table of the Shewbread

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Tabernacle furnishing Temple furnishing biblical object cultic object sacred furniture

The Table of the Shewbread is a sacred piece of furniture from the ancient Israelite Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem, used to hold the consecrated bread set before God.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Holy Table (main altar)	2
Table of the Bread of the Presence	1
Table of the Shewbread canonical	1
Table of the Showbread	1
table of the bread of the Presence	1
table of the shewbread	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T652174 — 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: Table of the Shewbread
Context triple: [Arch of Titus reliefs, depicts, Table of the Shewbread]

A. Kodashim
Kodashim is the order of the Mishnah that deals with sacrificial rites, Temple service, and other holy offerings and sancta in Jewish law.
B. House of Bread
House of Bread is the literal meaning of the name Bethlehem, a historic town in the Levant revered in Jewish and Christian traditions.
C. Haggadah
The Haggadah is a Jewish religious text that sets forth the order of the Passover Seder, combining biblical narrative, prayers, and ritual instructions.
D. Zohar Manna
Zohar Manna was a pioneering computer scientist known for his foundational work in mathematical logic, program verification, and the formal methods of software correctness.
E. Belshazzar’s Feast
Belshazzar’s Feast is a dramatic biblical painting by Rembrandt depicting the moment a mysterious divine inscription appears on the wall during the Babylonian king’s lavish banquet.
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: Table of the Shewbread
Target entity description: The Table of the Shewbread is a sacred piece of furniture from the ancient Israelite Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem, used to hold the consecrated bread set before God.

A. Kodashim
Kodashim is the order of the Mishnah that deals with sacrificial rites, Temple service, and other holy offerings and sancta in Jewish law.
B. House of Bread
House of Bread is the literal meaning of the name Bethlehem, a historic town in the Levant revered in Jewish and Christian traditions.
C. Haggadah
The Haggadah is a Jewish religious text that sets forth the order of the Passover Seder, combining biblical narrative, prayers, and ritual instructions.
D. Zohar Manna
Zohar Manna was a pioneering computer scientist known for his foundational work in mathematical logic, program verification, and the formal methods of software correctness.
E. Belshazzar’s Feast
Belshazzar’s Feast is a dramatic biblical painting by Rembrandt depicting the moment a mysterious divine inscription appears on the wall during the Babylonian king’s lavish banquet.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Tabernacle furnishing ⓘ Temple furnishing ⓘ biblical object ⓘ cultic object ⓘ sacred furniture ⓘ
associatedRitual	setting out twelve loaves of bread every Sabbath ⓘ
associatedWithTribe	tribe of Levi ⓘ
breadType	unleavened bread (traditional interpretation) ⓘ
category	Old Testament cultic object ⓘ
commandedBy	God ⓘ
describedInChapter	Exodus 25 ⓘ Exodus 37 ⓘ
eatenBy	Aaron and his sons ⓘ
eatenCondition	most holy portion from the offerings ⓘ
eatenLocation	holy place ⓘ
givenTo	Moses ⓘ
hasCanonicalName	table of showbread ⓘ table of the bread of the Presence ⓘ linked to: Table of the Shewbread table of the bread of the Presence of the LORD ⓘ table of the shewbread ⓘ linked to: Table of the Shewbread
hasComponent	bowls ⓘ dishes ⓘ gold molding ⓘ pans ⓘ pitchers ⓘ poles of acacia wood overlaid with gold ⓘ rings of gold ⓘ
languageForm	Hebrew: lechem panim (bread of the Presence) ⓘ Hebrew: shulchan lechem panim (table of the bread of the Presence) ⓘ
loavesRepresent	twelve tribes of Israel ⓘ linked to: Twelve Tribes of Israel
locatedIn	Holy Place ⓘ
maintainedBy	priests ⓘ
material	acacia wood ⓘ
mentionedIn	Book of 1 Chronicles ⓘ linked to: Books of Chronicles Book of 2 Chronicles ⓘ linked to: 2 Chronicles Book of Exodus ⓘ Book of Hebrews ⓘ linked to: Letter to the Hebrews Book of Leviticus ⓘ Book of Numbers ⓘ
numberOfLoaves	12 ⓘ
overlaidWith	pure gold ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
symbolizes	God’s continual presence with Israel ⓘ covenant relationship between God and Israel ⓘ divine provision ⓘ
usedFor	displaying consecrated bread before God ⓘ holding the bread of the Presence ⓘ
usedIn	First Temple ⓘ linked to: First Temple in Jerusalem Second Temple ⓘ linked to: Second Temple in Jerusalem Tabernacle ⓘ

How these facts were elicited