Malchi-shua son of Saul
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Malchi-shua son of Saul was one of King Saul’s sons and a prince of ancient Israel who died alongside his father in battle against the Philistines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malchi-shua son of Saul canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4852505 — 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: Malchi-shua son of Saul Context triple: [Ish-bosheth, relative, Malchi-shua son of Saul]
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A.
Ehud
Ehud is a biblical judge and deliverer of Israel known for assassinating the Moabite king Eglon in the Book of Judges.
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B.
Michal daughter of Saul
Michal, daughter of King Saul, was a wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible, known for her complex and often tragic relationship with him and her father.
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C.
Yehuda
Yehuda is a Hebrew given name traditionally associated with the biblical tribe of Judah and commonly used in Jewish communities.
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D.
Amnon
Amnon is a biblical figure known as the eldest son of King David, whose rape of his half-sister Tamar and subsequent murder by her brother Absalom sparked major turmoil in David’s household.
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E.
Yigal Shiloh
Yigal Shiloh was an Israeli archaeologist best known for his influential excavations in Jerusalem and his contributions to the study of ancient Israelite urbanism and material culture.
- 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: Malchi-shua son of Saul Target entity description: Malchi-shua son of Saul was one of King Saul’s sons and a prince of ancient Israel who died alongside his father in battle against the Philistines.
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A.
Ehud
Ehud is a biblical judge and deliverer of Israel known for assassinating the Moabite king Eglon in the Book of Judges.
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B.
Michal daughter of Saul
Michal, daughter of King Saul, was a wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible, known for her complex and often tragic relationship with him and her father.
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C.
Yehuda
Yehuda is a Hebrew given name traditionally associated with the biblical tribe of Judah and commonly used in Jewish communities.
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D.
Amnon
Amnon is a biblical figure known as the eldest son of King David, whose rape of his half-sister Tamar and subsequent murder by her brother Absalom sparked major turmoil in David’s household.
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E.
Yigal Shiloh
Yigal Shiloh was an Israeli archaeologist best known for his influential excavations in Jerusalem and his contributions to the study of ancient Israelite urbanism and material culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Israelite prince
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ human ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Mount Gilboa
ⓘ
linked to:
battle of Gilboa
|
| culture | ancient Israelite culture ⓘ |
| diedAlongside |
Abinadab son of Saul
ⓘ
linked to:
Abinadab
Jonathan son of Saul ⓘ Saul ⓘ |
| diedIn |
Battle of Mount Gilboa
ⓘ
linked to:
battle of Gilboa
|
| enemy | Philistines ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Israelite ⓘ |
| father | Saul ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| kingdom |
Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
|
| languageContext |
Biblical Hebrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| mentionedIn |
1 Chronicles 8
ⓘ
1 Chronicles 9 ⓘ 1 Samuel 14 ⓘ 1 Samuel 31 ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| nameVariant |
Malchi-shua
ⓘ
Malchishua ⓘ
linked to:
Malchi-shua
|
| notableFor | dying with his father Saul in battle against the Philistines ⓘ |
| position | prince of Israel ⓘ |
| region | ancient Israel ⓘ |
| relative | Saul ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Saul ⓘ |
| sibling |
Abinadab son of Saul
ⓘ
linked to:
Abinadab
Ish-bosheth ⓘ Jonathan son of Saul ⓘ Merab ⓘ Michal ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age Levant ⓘ |
| tribe | Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Malchi-shua son of Saul Description of subject: Malchi-shua son of Saul was one of King Saul’s sons and a prince of ancient Israel who died alongside his father in battle against the Philistines.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.