Joseph son of Jacob

E443708

biblical figure dream interpreter patriarch prophet vizier of Egypt

Joseph son of Jacob is a central biblical figure known for his prophetic dreams, being sold into slavery by his brothers, and rising to become a powerful leader in Egypt who ultimately saves his family from famine.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Joseph son of Jacob canonical	8
Joseph (biblical patriarch)	1
Joseph and Jacob	1
Joseph son of Israel	1
Joseph, son of Jacob in the Bible	1
biblical patriarch Joseph	1
יוסף	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4405667 — 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: Joseph son of Jacob
Context triple: [Judah son of Jacob, sibling, Joseph son of Jacob]

A. Dan son of Jacob
Dan son of Jacob is one of the twelve sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob and the traditional ancestor of the Israelite Tribe of Dan.
B. Judah son of Jacob
Judah son of Jacob is a prominent biblical patriarch, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, and the ancestral figure from whom the Tribe of Judah and the royal Davidic line are traditionally believed to descend.
C. Gad son of Jacob
Gad son of Jacob is a biblical patriarch and founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally associated with warriors and territory east of the Jordan River.
D. Levi son of Jacob
Levi son of Jacob is a biblical patriarch regarded as the ancestor of the Levites, the Israelite tribe traditionally associated with religious and priestly duties.
E. Jacob
Jacob is the birth name of American actor, comedian, and musician Jack Black, known for his energetic performances in films like "School of Rock" and as the lead vocalist of Tenacious D.
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: Joseph son of Jacob
Target entity description: Joseph son of Jacob is a central biblical figure known for his prophetic dreams, being sold into slavery by his brothers, and rising to become a powerful leader in Egypt who ultimately saves his family from famine.

A. Dan son of Jacob
Dan son of Jacob is one of the twelve sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob and the traditional ancestor of the Israelite Tribe of Dan.
B. Judah son of Jacob
Judah son of Jacob is a prominent biblical patriarch, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, and the ancestral figure from whom the Tribe of Judah and the royal Davidic line are traditionally believed to descend.
C. Gad son of Jacob
Gad son of Jacob is a biblical patriarch and founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally associated with warriors and territory east of the Jordan River.
D. Levi son of Jacob
Levi son of Jacob is a biblical patriarch regarded as the ancestor of the Levites, the Israelite tribe traditionally associated with religious and priestly duties.
E. Jacob
Jacob is the birth name of American actor, comedian, and musician Jack Black, known for his energetic performances in films like "School of Rock" and as the lead vocalist of Tenacious D.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical figure ⓘ dream interpreter ⓘ patriarch ⓘ prophet ⓘ vizier of Egypt ⓘ
appearsIn	Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh Old Testament ⓘ linked to: Christian Old Testament
associatedWith	coat of many colors ⓘ
birthOrder	eleventh son of Jacob ⓘ first son of Rachel ⓘ
broughtFamilyTo	Goshen in Egypt ⓘ
burialTradition	bones carried from Egypt to Canaan ⓘ
father	Jacob ⓘ
grandfather	Isaac ⓘ
greatGrandfather	Abraham ⓘ
imprisonedIn	Egyptian prison ⓘ
interpretedDreamFor	Pharaoh ⓘ chief baker ⓘ chief cupbearer ⓘ
knownFor	interpreting dreams ⓘ prophetic dreams ⓘ rising from slavery to power in Egypt ⓘ saving his family from famine ⓘ
mother	Rachel ⓘ
name	Joseph ⓘ
oversaw	grain storage in Egypt ⓘ
quranicName	Yusuf ⓘ
reconciledWith	his brothers ⓘ
scripturalSource	Book of Genesis ⓘ
servedInHouseOf	Potiphar ⓘ
servedUnder	Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ
sibling	Asher ⓘ Benjamin ⓘ Dan ⓘ Gad ⓘ Issachar ⓘ Judah ⓘ Levi ⓘ Naphtali ⓘ Reuben ⓘ Simeon ⓘ Zebulun ⓘ
soldBy	his brothers ⓘ
soldFor	twenty pieces of silver ⓘ
soldTo	Ishmaelite traders ⓘ
son	Ephraim ⓘ Manasseh ⓘ
spouse	Asenath ⓘ
takenTo	Egypt ⓘ
tribeAncestorOf	Tribe of Ephraim ⓘ linked to: tribe of Ephraim Tribe of Manasseh ⓘ
veneratedIn	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited