Sarah (in Book of Tobit)
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Sarah is a central figure in the Book of Tobit, a pious woman tormented by a demon that kills her successive husbands until she is ultimately delivered and able to marry Tobias.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sarah (in Book of Tobit) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5260315 — 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: Sarah (in Book of Tobit) Context triple: [Raphael (archangel), healsCharacter, Sarah (in Book of Tobit)]
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Anna (wife of Tobit)
Anna is a biblical figure from the Book of Tobit, known as Tobit's faithful wife and the mother of Tobias in the Deuterocanonical scriptures.
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B.
Saint Sarah
Saint Sarah, also known as Sara-la-Kali, is a revered figure in Romani Catholic tradition, venerated as the patron saint of the Romani people and honored in annual pilgrimages to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in France.
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Mariamne the Boethusian
Mariamne the Boethusian was a Jewish noblewoman of the late Second Temple period who became the third wife of Herod the Great and briefly served as queen of Judea.
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D.
Shelomith
Shelomith is a lesser-known biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a member of King Rehoboam’s family lineage.
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E.
Saint Susanna
Saint Susanna is a Christian martyr venerated as a saint, traditionally associated with early Roman Christianity and honored in churches bearing her name.
- 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: Sarah (in Book of Tobit) Target entity description: Sarah is a central figure in the Book of Tobit, a pious woman tormented by a demon that kills her successive husbands until she is ultimately delivered and able to marry Tobias.
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A.
Anna (wife of Tobit)
Anna is a biblical figure from the Book of Tobit, known as Tobit's faithful wife and the mother of Tobias in the Deuterocanonical scriptures.
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B.
Saint Sarah
Saint Sarah, also known as Sara-la-Kali, is a revered figure in Romani Catholic tradition, venerated as the patron saint of the Romani people and honored in annual pilgrimages to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in France.
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C.
Mariamne the Boethusian
Mariamne the Boethusian was a Jewish noblewoman of the late Second Temple period who became the third wife of Herod the Great and briefly served as queen of Judea.
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D.
Shelomith
Shelomith is a lesser-known biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a member of King Rehoboam’s family lineage.
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E.
Saint Susanna
Saint Susanna is a Christian martyr venerated as a saint, traditionally associated with early Roman Christianity and honored in churches bearing her name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ woman ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Book of Tobit ⓘ |
| attemptedAction | suicide ⓘ |
| causeOfHusbandsDeath |
demon Asmodeus
ⓘ
linked to:
Asmodeus
|
| choosesNotToDo | kill herself because of her father’s grief ⓘ |
| deliveredFromDemonBy |
archangel Raphael
ⓘ
linked to:
Raphael (archangel)
|
| demonBoundBy | Raphael ⓘ |
| demonDrivenTo | Egypt ⓘ |
| demonName | Asmodeus ⓘ |
| dowry | half of Raguel’s property in Tobit narrative ⓘ |
| father | Raguel ⓘ |
| genreContext | didactic Jewish novella ⓘ |
| helpedBy |
archangel Raphael
ⓘ
linked to:
Raphael (archangel)
|
| hometown | Ecbatana ⓘ |
| kinsmanMarriage |
Tobias is her kinsman
ⓘ
linked to:
Tobias
|
| knownFor |
deliverance from demonic oppression
ⓘ
having seven husbands slain by a demon on their wedding night ⓘ piety ⓘ |
| languageOfEarliestText |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryRole | parallel to Tobit in suffering and prayer ⓘ |
| maritalStatusBeforeTobias | widow ⓘ |
| marriageArrangedBy | Raguel ⓘ |
| methodOfDeliverance | burning of fish liver and heart ⓘ |
| mother |
Edna (Book of Tobit)
ⓘ
linked to:
Edna
|
| numberOfHusbandsKilled | 7 ⓘ |
| prayerHeardBy | God ⓘ |
| prayerHeardSimultaneouslyWith | Tobit’s prayer ⓘ |
| praysTo | God of Israel ⓘ |
| reasonForDespair |
reproach from a maid
ⓘ
shame over deaths of her husbands ⓘ |
| region | Media ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon |
Apocrypha (Protestant usage)
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linked to:
Apocrypha (in early editions)
Deuterocanonical books ⓘ |
| spouse |
Tobias (Book of Tobit)
ⓘ
seven unnamed husbands ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
deliverance from evil spirits
ⓘ
divine providence ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| tormentedBy | Asmodeus ⓘ |
| typeOfPrayer | prayer for death ⓘ |
| virtue |
faithfulness
ⓘ
modesty ⓘ |
| weddingNightRitual | Tobias burns fish liver and heart to drive away Asmodeus ⓘ |
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Subject: Sarah (in Book of Tobit) Description of subject: Sarah is a central figure in the Book of Tobit, a pious woman tormented by a demon that kills her successive husbands until she is ultimately delivered and able to marry Tobias.
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