Moab son of Lot
E384313
Moab son of Lot is a biblical figure described in the Book of Genesis as the progenitor of the Moabite people, traditionally associated with the region east of the Dead Sea.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moab (son of Lot) | 1 |
| Moab son of Lot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3745354 — 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: Moab son of Lot Context triple: [land of Moab, ancestralFigure, Moab son of Lot]
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A.
Prophet Lut
Prophet Lut is an Islamic prophet known for calling his people to abandon immoral practices and for the divine destruction that befell his community when they rejected his message.
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B.
Prophet Jacob
Prophet Jacob is a revered patriarch and prophet in Islamic tradition, known as the father of Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) and a model of steadfast faith and patience.
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C.
Othniel
Othniel is a biblical figure regarded as the first judge of Israel, known for delivering the Israelites from oppression in the Book of Judges.
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D.
Tobiah the Ammonite
Tobiah the Ammonite is a biblical figure known as one of the chief opponents of Nehemiah’s efforts to rebuild Jerusalem’s walls after the Babylonian exile.
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E.
Araunah the Jebusite
Araunah the Jebusite is a biblical figure known for offering his threshing floor and oxen to King David for use as the site of an altar to the Lord.
- 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: Moab son of Lot Target entity description: Moab son of Lot is a biblical figure described in the Book of Genesis as the progenitor of the Moabite people, traditionally associated with the region east of the Dead Sea.
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A.
Prophet Lut
Prophet Lut is an Islamic prophet known for calling his people to abandon immoral practices and for the divine destruction that befell his community when they rejected his message.
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B.
Prophet Jacob
Prophet Jacob is a revered patriarch and prophet in Islamic tradition, known as the father of Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) and a model of steadfast faith and patience.
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C.
Othniel
Othniel is a biblical figure regarded as the first judge of Israel, known for delivering the Israelites from oppression in the Book of Judges.
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D.
Tobiah the Ammonite
Tobiah the Ammonite is a biblical figure known as one of the chief opponents of Nehemiah’s efforts to rebuild Jerusalem’s walls after the Babylonian exile.
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E.
Araunah the Jebusite
Araunah the Jebusite is a biblical figure known for offering his threshing floor and oxen to King David for use as the site of an altar to the Lord.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
eponymous ancestor ⓘ person in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
king of Moab
ⓘ
surface form:
King Balak of Moab
|
| appearsIn | genealogical lists of nations in biblical tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Moabites
ⓘ
surface form:
Moabite nation
|
| associatedWithRegion |
land of Moab
ⓘ
region east of the Dead Sea ⓘ |
| birthContext | after destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah ⓘ |
| conceivedIn | incestuous union of Lot and his elder daughter ⓘ |
| culturalCategory | founder figure in ancient Near Eastern ethnogenesis narratives ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| ethnicProgenitorOf |
Moabites
ⓘ
surface form:
Moabite people
|
| father | Lot ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Moab ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | canonical figure in Jewish and Christian Bibles ⓘ |
| hasDescendantsRegion |
Transjordanian highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Transjordan plateau
east of the Dead Sea ⓘ east of the Jordan River ⓘ |
| hasEthnicRole | forefather of a rival but related people to Israel ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasLineageType | Lotite lineage ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | Hebrew root meaning "from father" or "of his father" ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaningTradition | "from my father" (traditional Jewish exegesis) ⓘ |
| hasPatrilinealDescentFrom | Terah (through Lot and Abraham’s family line) ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Ben-Ammi ⓘ |
| mentionedInChapter | Genesis 19 ⓘ |
| moralEvaluationInText | origin story presented as shameful or problematic in many interpretations ⓘ |
| mother | Lot’s elder daughter ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | explains origin of Moabites in relation to Israel ⓘ |
| progenitorOf | Moabites ⓘ |
| relatedAs | half-brother of Ben-Ammi ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Abram
ⓘ
surface form:
Abraham (as great-nephew through Lot)
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islamic tradition (as a figure from earlier scripture) ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | ancestor of a neighboring nation to Israel ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | non-Israelite ancestor figure ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moab son of Lot Description of subject: Moab son of Lot is a biblical figure described in the Book of Genesis as the progenitor of the Moabite people, traditionally associated with the region east of the Dead Sea.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Moab (son of Lot)