Mary of Bethany
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Mary of Bethany is a New Testament figure, sister of Martha and Lazarus, known for her close devotion to Jesus and for anointing him with expensive perfume.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary of Bethany canonical | 7 |
| Saint Mary of Bethany | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17672305 — 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: Mary of Bethany Context triple: [The Raising of Lazarus, depictsBiblicalFigure, Mary of Bethany]
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Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene is a prominent New Testament figure known as a devoted follower of Jesus who witnessed his crucifixion and was the first to see the resurrected Christ.
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Ioveta of Bethany
Ioveta of Bethany was a 12th-century Frankish noblewoman and abbess, known as the youngest daughter of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem and sister of Queen Melisende, who led the convent of Bethany near Jerusalem.
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Mary Magdalen Lombard
Mary Magdalen Lombard was the wife of British diplomat and politician Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, and a member of the extended Walpole political family of 18th-century Britain.
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D.
Lazarus of Bethany
Lazarus of Bethany is a New Testament figure whom Jesus famously raised from the dead, symbolizing resurrection and eternal life in Christian tradition.
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Salome (mother of James and John)
Salome (mother of James and John) is a New Testament figure known as the mother of the apostles James and John, who followed Jesus and were part of his close circle of disciples.
- 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: Mary of Bethany Target entity description: Mary of Bethany is a New Testament figure, sister of Martha and Lazarus, known for her close devotion to Jesus and for anointing him with expensive perfume.
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A.
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene is a prominent New Testament figure known as a devoted follower of Jesus who witnessed his crucifixion and was the first to see the resurrected Christ.
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B.
Ioveta of Bethany
Ioveta of Bethany was a 12th-century Frankish noblewoman and abbess, known as the youngest daughter of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem and sister of Queen Melisende, who led the convent of Bethany near Jerusalem.
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C.
Mary Magdalen Lombard
Mary Magdalen Lombard was the wife of British diplomat and politician Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, and a member of the extended Walpole political family of 18th-century Britain.
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D.
Lazarus of Bethany
Lazarus of Bethany is a New Testament figure whom Jesus famously raised from the dead, symbolizing resurrection and eternal life in Christian tradition.
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E.
Salome (mother of James and John)
Salome (mother of James and John) is a New Testament figure known as the mother of the apostles James and John, who followed Jesus and were part of his close circle of disciples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
raising of Lazarus
subject linked to:
Saturday of Lazarus (Eastern Orthodox)
linked to: Mary of Bethany