Simon the brother of Jesus
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Simon the brother of Jesus is a New Testament figure traditionally regarded as one of Jesus’ close male relatives, sometimes identified in Christian tradition as a “brother” or kinsman of Jesus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Simon the brother of Jesus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22805828 — 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: Simon the brother of Jesus Context triple: [Saint Simon, distinguishedFrom, Simon the brother of Jesus]
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James the brother of Jesus
James the brother of Jesus is a key leader of the early Jerusalem church, traditionally regarded as Jesus’ sibling and an important figure in the New Testament.
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B.
Apostle Simon the Zealot
Apostle Simon the Zealot was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as a fervent Jewish nationalist distinguished by his zeal and later missionary work.
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Judas (brother of Jesus)
Judas (brother of Jesus) is traditionally regarded as one of the biological or close kin brothers of Jesus mentioned in the New Testament, sometimes identified with the apostle Jude or the author of the Epistle of Jude.
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D.
John son of Zebedee
John son of Zebedee was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
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E.
Simeon
Simeon is a biblical figure, one of the twelve sons of Jacob and a progenitor of one of the tribes of Israel.
- 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: Simon the brother of Jesus Target entity description: Simon the brother of Jesus is a New Testament figure traditionally regarded as one of Jesus’ close male relatives, sometimes identified in Christian tradition as a “brother” or kinsman of Jesus.
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A.
James the brother of Jesus
James the brother of Jesus is a key leader of the early Jerusalem church, traditionally regarded as Jesus’ sibling and an important figure in the New Testament.
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B.
Apostle Simon the Zealot
Apostle Simon the Zealot was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as a fervent Jewish nationalist distinguished by his zeal and later missionary work.
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C.
Judas (brother of Jesus)
Judas (brother of Jesus) is traditionally regarded as one of the biological or close kin brothers of Jesus mentioned in the New Testament, sometimes identified with the apostle Jude or the author of the Epistle of Jude.
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D.
John son of Zebedee
John son of Zebedee was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
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E.
Simeon
Simeon was a 14th-century Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir who helped consolidate Muscovite power in medieval Russia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.