House of Saul
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The House of Saul is the biblical royal dynasty founded by King Saul, Israel’s first monarch, whose lineage briefly ruled before being supplanted by the House of David.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Saul canonical | 11 |
| house of Saul | 4 |
| House of David | 1 |
| Saul’s dynasty | 1 |
| Saul’s family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4852525 — 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: House of Saul Context triple: [Ish-bosheth, house, House of Saul]
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A.
House of Jacob
The House of Jacob is a biblical term referring to the descendants and collective nation arising from the patriarch Jacob, later known as Israel.
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B.
House of Tolui
The House of Tolui was a prominent branch of the Mongol imperial family descended from Tolui, son of Genghis Khan, that produced several Great Khans including Möngke and Kublai.
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C.
House of Baux
The House of Baux was a prominent medieval noble family from Provence that produced influential lords and princes, including rulers of the Principality of Orange.
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D.
House of Berg
The House of Berg was a prominent German noble family that ruled territories in the Rhineland and Westphalia during the Middle Ages and early modern period.
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E.
House of Sabran
The House of Sabran is an old Provençal noble family of France, historically prominent in military and courtly service under the French monarchy.
- 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: House of Saul Target entity description: The House of Saul is the biblical royal dynasty founded by King Saul, Israel’s first monarch, whose lineage briefly ruled before being supplanted by the House of David.
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A.
House of Jacob
The House of Jacob is a biblical term referring to the descendants and collective nation arising from the patriarch Jacob, later known as Israel.
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B.
House of Tolui
The House of Tolui was a prominent branch of the Mongol imperial family descended from Tolui, son of Genghis Khan, that produced several Great Khans including Möngke and Kublai.
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C.
House of Baux
The House of Baux was a prominent medieval noble family from Provence that produced influential lords and princes, including rulers of the Principality of Orange.
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D.
House of Berg
The House of Berg was a prominent German noble family that ruled territories in the Rhineland and Westphalia during the Middle Ages and early modern period.
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E.
House of Sabran
The House of Sabran is an old Provençal noble family of France, historically prominent in military and courtly service under the French monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israelite dynasty
ⓘ
biblical royal dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gibeon
ⓘ
Philistines ⓘ prophet Samuel ⓘ
linked to:
Prophet Samuel
|
| biblicalGenreContext | Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| capital | Gibeah ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
David
ⓘ
House of David ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
|
| downfallEvent | battle of Gilboa ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Israelites ⓘ |
| finalRuler | Ish-bosheth ⓘ |
| firstRuler | Saul ⓘ |
| founder | Saul ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Abinadab
ⓘ
Ish-bosheth ⓘ Jonathan ⓘ Kish ⓘ Malchi-shua ⓘ Mephibosheth ⓘ Merab ⓘ Michal ⓘ Saul ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first royal dynasty over Israel
ⓘ
rivalry with the House of David ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| lineageStatus | supplanted by the Davidic line ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saul ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
battle of Gilboa
ⓘ
conflict with the Philistines ⓘ dynastic conflict with David ⓘ establishment of monarchy in Israel ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessor | period of the Judges ⓘ |
| region | central hill country of Israel ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| role | first royal house of the united Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Book of 1 Chronicles
ⓘ
linked to:
1 Chronicles
Book of 1 Samuel ⓘ
linked to:
1 Samuel
Book of 2 Samuel ⓘ
linked to:
2 Samuel
|
| successor |
Davidic dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
House of David
House of David ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
divine rejection of Saul’s kingship
ⓘ
transition from charismatic judges to hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age Levant ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Saul Description of subject: The House of Saul is the biblical royal dynasty founded by King Saul, Israel’s first monarch, whose lineage briefly ruled before being supplanted by the House of David.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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