Genesis 21
E183465
Genesis 21 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts the birth of Isaac, the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael, and a covenant between Abraham and Abimelech.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Genesis 21 canonical | 2 |
| Abraham and Sarah in Gerar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1614264 — 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: Genesis 21 Context triple: [Sarah, appearsIn, Genesis 21]
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A.
Akedah
Akedah is the Jewish term for the biblical episode in which Abraham is commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac, a foundational narrative about faith and obedience.
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B.
Genesis 23
Genesis 23 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recounts the death of Sarah and Abraham’s purchase of the cave of Machpelah at Hebron as a family burial site.
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C.
Preface to Genesis
Preface to Genesis is a prose introduction by the Anglo-Saxon abbot and writer Ælfric of Eynsham, offering theological and explanatory commentary on the biblical Book of Genesis for an early medieval English audience.
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D.
Cain and Abel
Cain and Abel are the first two sons of Adam and Eve in the Bible, known for the story in which Cain murders his brother Abel out of jealousy, marking the first homicide in biblical tradition.
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E.
Galut
Galut is the Hebrew term for the Jewish exile and dispersion from their ancestral homeland, encompassing both the physical scattering of Jews and the spiritual-historical condition associated with it.
- 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: Genesis 21 Target entity description: Genesis 21 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts the birth of Isaac, the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael, and a covenant between Abraham and Abimelech.
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A.
Akedah
Akedah is the Jewish term for the biblical episode in which Abraham is commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac, a foundational narrative about faith and obedience.
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B.
Genesis 23
Genesis 23 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recounts the death of Sarah and Abraham’s purchase of the cave of Machpelah at Hebron as a family burial site.
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C.
Preface to Genesis
Preface to Genesis is a prose introduction by the Anglo-Saxon abbot and writer Ælfric of Eynsham, offering theological and explanatory commentary on the biblical Book of Genesis for an early medieval English audience.
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D.
Cain and Abel
Cain and Abel are the first two sons of Adam and Eve in the Bible, known for the story in which Cain murders his brother Abel out of jealousy, marking the first homicide in biblical tradition.
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E.
Galut
Galut is the Hebrew term for the Jewish exile and dispersion from their ancestral homeland, encompassing both the physical scattering of Jews and the spiritual-historical condition associated with it.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | chapter of the Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| concludesWith | Abraham sojourning in the land of the Philistines many days ⓘ |
| containsEvent |
birth of Isaac
ⓘ
covenant between Abraham and Abimelech ⓘ divine reassurance to Hagar in the wilderness ⓘ expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael ⓘ naming of Beersheba ⓘ weaning of Isaac ⓘ |
| follows | Genesis 20 ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalText | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Abimelech
ⓘ
Abraham ⓘ Hagar ⓘ Isaac ⓘ Ishmael ⓘ Sarah ⓘ |
| mentionsDeity | YHWH ⓘ |
| mentionsPlace |
Beersheba
ⓘ
Gerar ⓘ Paran ⓘ Wilderness of Beersheba ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
Torah ⓘ |
| positionInBook | 21 ⓘ |
| precedes |
Akedah
ⓘ
surface form:
Genesis 22
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| records |
Abimelech and Phicol visiting Abraham
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Abraham calling on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God ⓘ Abraham giving Hagar bread and water and sending her away ⓘ Abraham giving sheep and oxen to Abimelech ⓘ Abraham planting a tamarisk tree in Beersheba ⓘ Abraham reproving Abimelech over a seized well ⓘ Stories of Abraham ⓘ
surface form:
Abraham setting apart seven ewe lambs as a witness
God opening Hagar’s eyes to a well of water ⓘ God’s instruction to Abraham to heed Sarah ⓘ God’s promise to make a nation of Ishmael ⓘ Hagar’s encounter with the angel of God in the wilderness ⓘ Ishmael growing up in the wilderness of Paran ⓘ Sarah’s demand to cast out Hagar and Ishmael ⓘ birth of Isaac to Sarah in Abraham’s old age ⓘ circumcision of Isaac at eight days old ⓘ the naming of Beersheba because there they swore an oath ⓘ |
| theme |
covenant and oath-making
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divine care for the outcast ⓘ fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham and Sarah ⓘ inheritance and lineage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Genesis 21 Description of subject: Genesis 21 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts the birth of Isaac, the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael, and a covenant between Abraham and Abimelech.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abraham and Sarah in Gerar