Barnabas
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Barnabas is an early Christian disciple and missionary, closely associated with Paul, known for his role in spreading Christianity and supporting the early church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barnabas canonical | 22 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T207483 — 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: Barnabas Context triple: [Acts of the Apostles, featuresCharacter, Barnabas]
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A.
John Howland
John Howland was an English colonist and Mayflower passenger who became a prominent early settler and leader in Plymouth Colony.
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B.
Bertram Ramsay
Bertram Ramsay was a British admiral who played a key role in planning and directing major Allied naval operations during World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings.
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C.
John Carver
John Carver was a prominent early Pilgrim leader who became the first governor of Plymouth Colony after the Mayflower’s arrival in 1620.
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D.
Ichabod Crane
Ichabod Crane is the superstitious, lanky schoolteacher whose eerie encounter with the Headless Horseman drives the plot of Washington Irving’s classic ghost story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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E.
Frank Vincent DuMond
Frank Vincent DuMond was an influential American painter and long-time art instructor known for his landscape and figure painting as well as his impact on generations of students.
- 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: Barnabas Target entity description: Barnabas is an early Christian disciple and missionary, closely associated with Paul, known for his role in spreading Christianity and supporting the early church.
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A.
John Howland
John Howland was an English colonist and Mayflower passenger who became a prominent early settler and leader in Plymouth Colony.
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B.
Bertram Ramsay
Bertram Ramsay was a British admiral who played a key role in planning and directing major Allied naval operations during World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings.
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C.
John Carver
John Carver was a prominent early Pilgrim leader who became the first governor of Plymouth Colony after the Mayflower’s arrival in 1620.
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D.
Ichabod Crane
Ichabod Crane is the superstitious, lanky schoolteacher whose eerie encounter with the Headless Horseman drives the plot of Washington Irving’s classic ghost story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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E.
Frank Vincent DuMond
Frank Vincent DuMond was an influential American painter and long-time art instructor known for his landscape and figure painting as well as his impact on generations of students.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian missionary
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New Testament person ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ early Christian disciple ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Joseph
ⓘ
Barnabas the Apostle ⓘ
surface form:
Joseph called Barnabas
Joses ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
1 Corinthians 9:6
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Acts of the Apostles ⓘ
surface form:
Acts 11
Acts of the Apostles ⓘ
surface form:
Acts 13
Acts of the Apostles ⓘ
surface form:
Acts 14
Acts 15 ⓘ Acts of the Apostles ⓘ
surface form:
Acts 4
Acts of the Apostles ⓘ
surface form:
Acts 9
Epistle to the Galatians ⓘ
surface form:
Galatians 2
|
| associatedWith |
church in Antioch
ⓘ
church in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| citizenship | Cyprus ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
John Mark
ⓘ
Apostle Paul ⓘ
surface form:
Paul the Apostle
Apostle Peter ⓘ
surface form:
Peter the Apostle
|
| describedAs | son of encouragement ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish people
|
| familyRelation | cousin of John Mark ⓘ |
| knownFor |
encouraging and supporting new believers
ⓘ
mentoring Paul the Apostle ⓘ missionary work among Gentiles ⓘ role in the church at Antioch ⓘ supporting the early church financially ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Aramaic ⓘ |
| movement | early Christianity ⓘ |
| nationality | Cypriot ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
disagreement with Paul over John Mark
ⓘ
first missionary journey with Paul ⓘ mission to Antioch ⓘ participation in the Council of Jerusalem ⓘ sale of a field and donation of proceeds to the apostles ⓘ support of Paul after his conversion ⓘ |
| notableWork | missionary journeys with Paul ⓘ |
| occupation |
missionary
ⓘ
prophet ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cyprus ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
encouragement
ⓘ
faithfulness ⓘ generosity ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTextMention |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Pauline Epistles ⓘ
surface form:
Pauline epistles
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| roleInChurch |
coworker of Paul
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delegate from Jerusalem to Antioch ⓘ leader in the church at Antioch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barnabas Description of subject: Barnabas is an early Christian disciple and missionary, closely associated with Paul, known for his role in spreading Christianity and supporting the early church.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.