Tola son of Puah
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Tola son of Puah was an early Israelite judge and leader who arose to deliver and govern Israel, associated specifically with the tribe of Issachar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tola son of Puah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6885058 — 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: Tola son of Puah Context triple: [Tribe of Issachar, judgeFromTribe, Tola son of Puah]
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A.
Sheba son of Bichri
Sheba son of Bichri is a biblical figure who led a revolt against King David of Israel, briefly threatening the unity of the kingdom.
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B.
Tanchuma
Tanchuma is a classical rabbinic midrashic collection, primarily on the Torah, known for its homiletic teachings and ethical interpretations.
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C.
Reuel
Reuel is a biblical figure identified as another name for Jethro, the Midianite priest and father-in-law of Moses.
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D.
Reuel
Reuel is the middle name of famed English author and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien, used as part of his full name John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.
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E.
Shem
Shem is a biblical figure regarded as one of Noah’s sons and traditionally considered an ancestor of the Semitic peoples.
- 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: Tola son of Puah Target entity description: Tola son of Puah was an early Israelite judge and leader who arose to deliver and govern Israel, associated specifically with the tribe of Issachar.
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A.
Sheba son of Bichri
Sheba son of Bichri is a biblical figure who led a revolt against King David of Israel, briefly threatening the unity of the kingdom.
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B.
Tanchuma
Tanchuma is a classical rabbinic midrashic collection, primarily on the Torah, known for its homiletic teachings and ethical interpretations.
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C.
Reuel
Reuel is a biblical figure identified as another name for Jethro, the Midianite priest and father-in-law of Moses.
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D.
Reuel
Reuel is the middle name of famed English author and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien, used as part of his full name John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.
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E.
Shem
Shem is a biblical figure regarded as one of Noah’s sons and traditionally considered an ancestor of the Semitic peoples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
judge of Israel ⓘ leader of Israel ⓘ member of the tribe of Issachar ⓘ |
| biblicalBookChapter |
Judges 10
ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
|
| biblicalPassage | Judges 10:1–2 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Shamir ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Israelite
ⓘ
linked to:
Israelites
|
| father | Puah ⓘ |
| function |
deliver Israel from trouble
ⓘ
maintain justice in Israel ⓘ |
| governedDuration | 23 years ⓘ |
| governedEntity | Israel ⓘ |
| grandfather | Dodo ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Biblical Hebrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| mentionedIn |
Book of Judges
ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| name | Tola ⓘ |
| predecessorAsJudge | Abimelech ⓘ |
| region |
ancient Canaan
ⓘ
linked to:
Canaan
|
| religiousContext | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| residence | Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim ⓘ |
| role |
deliverer of Israel
ⓘ
judge of Israel ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceType | religious text ⓘ |
| timePeriod | period of the Judges ⓘ |
| tribe | Issachar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tola son of Puah Description of subject: Tola son of Puah was an early Israelite judge and leader who arose to deliver and govern Israel, associated specifically with the tribe of Issachar.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.