Jerusalem priestly families
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Jerusalem priestly families were influential hereditary clans of Jewish priests who served in the Temple in Jerusalem and held significant religious and social authority in ancient Judea.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Israelite priestly families | 1 |
| Jerusalem Temple administration | 1 |
| Jerusalem high priesthood | 1 |
| Jerusalem priestly families canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13390360 — 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: Jerusalem priestly families Context triple: [necropolis of the Kidron Valley, associatedWith, Jerusalem priestly families]
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Fathers of Salomon's House
The Fathers of Salomon's House are the senior learned officials in Francis Bacon’s utopian institution in *New Atlantis*, responsible for overseeing scientific inquiry and the advancement of knowledge for the benefit of society.
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Jerusalem Chronicle
The Jerusalem Chronicle is an ancient Babylonian cuneiform text that records events related to Jerusalem and its interactions with the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
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C.
Old Yishuv of Jerusalem
The Old Yishuv of Jerusalem refers to the traditional Jewish community that lived in Jerusalem (and other holy cities) before the rise of modern Zionism, characterized by its religious scholarship, dependence on charity, and distinct Sephardic and Ashkenazic communal structures.
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D.
Documents of Jewish Sectaries
Documents of Jewish Sectaries is a seminal collection and study of previously unknown medieval Jewish sectarian texts, edited and published by scholar Solomon Schechter from the Cairo Geniza.
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E.
The Judean Story
The Judean Story is a segment or subplot within the 1989 film "Intolerance" that focuses on events and characters set in ancient Judea.
- 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: Jerusalem priestly families Target entity description: Jerusalem priestly families were influential hereditary clans of Jewish priests who served in the Temple in Jerusalem and held significant religious and social authority in ancient Judea.
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A.
Fathers of Salomon's House
The Fathers of Salomon's House are the senior learned officials in Francis Bacon’s utopian institution in *New Atlantis*, responsible for overseeing scientific inquiry and the advancement of knowledge for the benefit of society.
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B.
Jerusalem Chronicle
The Jerusalem Chronicle is an ancient Babylonian cuneiform text that records events related to Jerusalem and its interactions with the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
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C.
Old Yishuv of Jerusalem
The Old Yishuv of Jerusalem refers to the traditional Jewish community that lived in Jerusalem (and other holy cities) before the rise of modern Zionism, characterized by its religious scholarship, dependence on charity, and distinct Sephardic and Ashkenazic communal structures.
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D.
Documents of Jewish Sectaries
Documents of Jewish Sectaries is a seminal collection and study of previously unknown medieval Jewish sectarian texts, edited and published by scholar Solomon Schechter from the Cairo Geniza.
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E.
The Judean Story
The Judean Story is a segment or subplot within the 1989 film "Intolerance" that focuses on events and characters set in ancient Judea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish priestly families
ⓘ
hereditary priestly clans ⓘ religious elite ⓘ social elite ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
First Temple period
ⓘ
Jerusalem Temple ⓘ
linked to:
Temple in Jerusalem
Second Temple period ⓘ
linked to:
Second Temple Judaism
|
| authorityType |
religious authority
ⓘ
social authority ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Jerusalem Temple precincts
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple courts in Jerusalem
|
| country | ancient Judea ⓘ |
| culticCenter | Temple Mount ⓘ |
| dressCode | priestly garments during service ⓘ |
| economicRole | recipients of tithes and offerings ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| function |
conducting sacrifices
ⓘ
maintaining Temple purity ⓘ performing daily offerings ⓘ performing festival offerings ⓘ teaching priestly law ⓘ |
| governanceRole |
participation in Temple administration
ⓘ
participation in religious courts ⓘ |
| heritage | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| historicalContext | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| incomeSource | Temple-related dues ⓘ |
| influenced |
Temple-centered worship
ⓘ
religious life in Judea ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalStatus | hereditary officeholders ⓘ |
| location | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| membershipCriteria | descent from Aaron ⓘ |
| powerBase | control of Temple cult ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Jewish religious tradition ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Levites
ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Levi
high priestly family ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | mediation between people and God ⓘ |
| ritualObligations | observance of priestly purity laws ⓘ |
| role |
Temple priests
ⓘ
guardians of Temple ritual ⓘ sacrificial officiants ⓘ |
| scriptureBasis | Torah priestly laws ⓘ |
| socialRole | urban elite of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| socialStatus | high status ⓘ |
| statusBasis | genealogical purity ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Israelite priestly families
ⓘ
linked to:
Jerusalem priestly families
|
| timePeriod |
Second Temple Judaism
ⓘ
ancient Judea ⓘ |
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Subject: Jerusalem priestly families Description of subject: Jerusalem priestly families were influential hereditary clans of Jewish priests who served in the Temple in Jerusalem and held significant religious and social authority in ancient Judea.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jerusalem priestly families
subject linked to:
tractate Shekalim
linked to: Jerusalem priestly families
linked to: Jerusalem priestly families