Boethusian dynasty of high priests
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The Boethusian dynasty of high priests was a prominent priestly family in late Second Temple Judaism, associated with the Sadducean elite and known for supplying several high priests to the Jerusalem Temple under Herodian and early Roman rule.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Boethusian dynasty of high priests canonical | 1 |
| Boethusian family | 1 |
| Boethusian high priestly family | 1 |
| Boethusian priestly family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16719031 — 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: Boethusian dynasty of high priests Context triple: [Simon ben Boethus, notableFamilyConnection, Boethusian dynasty of high priests]
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A.
Hasmonean dynasty
The Hasmonean dynasty was a Jewish ruling family that gained independence for Judea in the 2nd century BCE after the Maccabean Revolt and governed as priest-kings until the rise of Roman control.
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B.
Adaside dynasty
The Adaside dynasty was a ruling royal house of ancient Assyria that produced several of its kings during the Middle Assyrian period.
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C.
Emesene priestly family
The Emesene priestly family was a prominent Syrian dynasty from Emesa whose members served as hereditary priests of the sun god Elagabal and rose to imperial prominence in Rome through figures such as Julia Domna.
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D.
Sadducees
The Sadducees were a Jewish sect of the Second Temple period, largely composed of priestly and aristocratic elites, known for their strict adherence to the written Torah and denial of beliefs like resurrection and angels.
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E.
Priestly family of Zadok
The Priestly family of Zadok was a prominent Israelite priestly lineage that held high-ranking temple and religious authority, especially in Jerusalem during the First and Second Temple periods.
- 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: Boethusian dynasty of high priests Target entity description: The Boethusian dynasty of high priests was a prominent priestly family in late Second Temple Judaism, associated with the Sadducean elite and known for supplying several high priests to the Jerusalem Temple under Herodian and early Roman rule.
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A.
Hasmonean dynasty
The Hasmonean dynasty was a Jewish ruling family that gained independence for Judea in the 2nd century BCE after the Maccabean Revolt and governed as priest-kings until the rise of Roman control.
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B.
Adaside dynasty
The Adaside dynasty was a ruling royal house of ancient Assyria that produced several of its kings during the Middle Assyrian period.
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C.
Emesene priestly family
The Emesene priestly family was a prominent Syrian dynasty from Emesa whose members served as hereditary priests of the sun god Elagabal and rose to imperial prominence in Rome through figures such as Julia Domna.
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D.
Sadducees
The Sadducees were a Jewish sect of the Second Temple period, largely composed of priestly and aristocratic elites, known for their strict adherence to the written Torah and denial of beliefs like resurrection and angels.
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E.
Priestly family of Zadok
The Priestly family of Zadok was a prominent Israelite priestly lineage that held high-ranking temple and religious authority, especially in Jerusalem during the First and Second Temple periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Boethusian priestly family
this entity surface form:
Boethusian high priestly family
this entity surface form:
Boethusian family