The Source
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The Source is a historical novel by James A. Michener that traces the history of the Jewish people and the land of Israel through interconnected stories centered on an archaeological dig.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Source canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2188743 — 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: The Source Context triple: [James A. Michener, notableWork, The Source]
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The Source
The Source is a renowned 19th-century neoclassical painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres depicting a nude female figure personifying a spring or fountain.
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The Source
The Source is a Mandarin Films production, likely a Chinese-language movie recognized as one of the studio’s more notable releases.
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The Source (retail)
The Source (retail) is a Canadian consumer electronics and telecommunications retail chain known for selling phones, accessories, and electronic devices across the country.
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BET
BET (Black Entertainment Television) is an American cable television network that primarily targets African American audiences with a mix of music, entertainment, news, and original programming.
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Father MC
Father MC is an American hip hop artist known for his early 1990s work that blended rap with R&B influences and helped showcase future stars like Mary J. Blige and Jodeci.
- 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: The Source Target entity description: The Source is a historical novel by James A. Michener that traces the history of the Jewish people and the land of Israel through interconnected stories centered on an archaeological dig.
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A.
The Source
The Source is a renowned 19th-century neoclassical painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres depicting a nude female figure personifying a spring or fountain.
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B.
The Source
The Source is a Mandarin Films production, likely a Chinese-language movie recognized as one of the studio’s more notable releases.
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C.
The Source (retail)
The Source (retail) is a Canadian consumer electronics and telecommunications retail chain known for selling phones, accessories, and electronic devices across the country.
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D.
BET
BET (Black Entertainment Television) is an American cable television network that primarily targets African American audiences with a mix of music, entertainment, news, and original programming.
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E.
Father MC
Father MC is an American hip hop artist known for his early 1990s work that blended rap with R&B influences and helped showcase future stars like Mary J. Blige and Jodeci.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationFormat | television miniseries ⓘ |
| adaptationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | television miniseries "The Source" ⓘ |
| author |
James Michener
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surface form:
James A. Michener
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresTopic |
Christianity
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Islam ⓘ Jewish diaspora ⓘ Judaism ⓘ Zionism ⓘ conflict in the Middle East ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ |
| frameStory | archaeological excavation at Makor ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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historical novel ⓘ |
| hasApproximatePageCount | over 900 pages ⓘ |
| hasCentralLocation | fictional tell of Makor in Israel ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-394-70377-5 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter "Of Death and Life"
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chapter "The Bee Eater" ⓘ chapter "The Day of the Bomb" ⓘ chapter "The Gun" ⓘ chapter "The Law" ⓘ chapter "The Lawyer" ⓘ chapter "The Pomegranate" ⓘ chapter "The Rabbi" ⓘ chapter "The Refugees" ⓘ Safed Kabbalah ⓘ
surface form:
chapter "The Saintly Men of Safed"
chapter "The Source" ⓘ chapter "The Tell" ⓘ chapter "The Temple" ⓘ chapter "The Voice of Gomer" ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
archaeology
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cultural continuity ⓘ history of the Jewish people ⓘ history of the land of Israel ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | interconnected stories ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Dr. Ilan Eliav
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Dr. John Cullinane ⓘ Vered Bar-El ⓘ Yohanan the Maccabee ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| setIn |
Israel
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Ancient Israel ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Israel
fictional archaeological tell of Makor ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | prehistoric times to the modern era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Source Description of subject: The Source is a historical novel by James A. Michener that traces the history of the Jewish people and the land of Israel through interconnected stories centered on an archaeological dig.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
James A. Michener