Genesis 17
E467064
Genesis 17 is a biblical chapter in which God formalizes His promises to Abraham by instituting circumcision as the sign of an everlasting covenant and renaming Abram and Sarai.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Genesis 17 canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4768625 — 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 17 Context triple: [Abrahamic covenant, reaffirmedIn, Genesis 17]
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A.
Genesis 21
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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B.
Genesis 25
Genesis 25 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that records Abraham’s later life, his additional descendants, the death and burial of Abraham, and the genealogies and early narratives of Isaac and Ishmael’s families.
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C.
Genesis 16
Genesis 16 is the biblical chapter that recounts the story of Hagar and the birth of Ishmael to Abram through Sarai’s Egyptian maidservant.
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D.
Genesis 27
Genesis 27 is the biblical chapter recounting how Jacob, with Rebekah’s help, deceives his father Isaac to receive the blessing intended for his brother Esau.
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E.
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.
- 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 17 Target entity description: Genesis 17 is a biblical chapter in which God formalizes His promises to Abraham by instituting circumcision as the sign of an everlasting covenant and renaming Abram and Sarai.
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A.
Genesis 21
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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B.
Genesis 25
Genesis 25 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that records Abraham’s later life, his additional descendants, the death and burial of Abraham, and the genealogies and early narratives of Isaac and Ishmael’s families.
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C.
Genesis 16
Genesis 16 is the biblical chapter that recounts the story of Hagar and the birth of Ishmael to Abram through Sarai’s Egyptian maidservant.
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D.
Genesis 27
Genesis 27 is the biblical chapter recounting how Jacob, with Rebekah’s help, deceives his father Isaac to receive the blessing intended for his brother Esau.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter of the Bible
ⓘ
chapter of the Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| containsEvent |
Abraham's plea for Ishmael
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Abraham's reaction of falling on his face and laughing ⓘ God appears to Abram ⓘ God changes Abram's name to Abraham ⓘ God changes Sarai's name to Sarah ⓘ God's blessing of Ishmael ⓘ circumcision of Abraham ⓘ circumcision of Ishmael ⓘ circumcision of all males in Abraham's household ⓘ command that every male be circumcised ⓘ institution of circumcision as covenant sign ⓘ promise of Abraham as father of many nations ⓘ promise of a son Isaac by Sarah ⓘ promise of an everlasting covenant with Abraham and his descendants ⓘ promise of kings coming from Abraham ⓘ promise of the land of Canaan as an everlasting possession ⓘ |
| covenantCondition | every male must be circumcised ⓘ |
| covenantPenalty | uncircumcised male cut off from his people ⓘ |
| covenantScope |
Abraham and his descendants
ⓘ
linked to:
Descendants of Abraham
foreign-born males in Abraham's household ⓘ |
| covenantSign | circumcision ⓘ |
| follows | Genesis 16 ⓘ |
| language |
Biblical Hebrew
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linked to:
Hebrew
|
| mainCharacter |
Abraham
ⓘ
Abram ⓘ God ⓘ Sarah ⓘ Sarai ⓘ |
| mentionsPerson |
Isaac
ⓘ
Ishmael ⓘ |
| mentionsPlace | Canaan ⓘ |
| namesChanged |
Abram to Abraham
ⓘ
linked to:
Abram
Sarai to Sarah ⓘ
linked to:
Sarai
|
| partOf |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
Pentateuch ⓘ
linked to:
Five Books of Moses
Torah ⓘ |
| positionInBook | 17 ⓘ |
| precedes | Genesis 18 ⓘ |
| promisedOffspring | Isaac ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
circumcision
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covenant ⓘ election of Abraham ⓘ everlasting covenant ⓘ promise ⓘ sign of the covenant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Genesis 17 Description of subject: Genesis 17 is a biblical chapter in which God formalizes His promises to Abraham by instituting circumcision as the sign of an everlasting covenant and renaming Abram and Sarai.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.