sons of Jesse
E708999
The sons of Jesse are the biblical figures from the Old Testament, most notably including King David, who were the children of Jesse of Bethlehem.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| son of Jesse | 1 |
| sons of Jesse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8095010 — 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: sons of Jesse Context triple: [Raddai, isListedAmong, sons of Jesse]
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A.
Children of Jacob
The Children of Jacob are the twelve sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob (also called Israel), who became the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
sons of Keturah
The sons of Keturah are the group of six male descendants Abraham fathered with Keturah—Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah—who became progenitors of various Arabian and Near Eastern tribes in biblical tradition.
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C.
Priestly family of Zadok
The Priestly family of Zadok was a prominent Israelite priestly lineage that held high-ranking temple and religious authority, especially in Jerusalem during the First and Second Temple periods.
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D.
Jonathan son of Saul
Jonathan son of Saul was a valiant Israelite prince and close friend of David, renowned for his loyalty, courage in battle, and tragic death fighting the Philistines.
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E.
House of David
The House of David is the biblical royal dynasty founded by King David, from which many kings of ancient Judah and the messianic line are traditionally believed to descend.
- 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: sons of Jesse Target entity description: The sons of Jesse are the biblical figures from the Old Testament, most notably including King David, who were the children of Jesse of Bethlehem.
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A.
Children of Jacob
The Children of Jacob are the twelve sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob (also called Israel), who became the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
sons of Keturah
The sons of Keturah are the group of six male descendants Abraham fathered with Keturah—Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah—who became progenitors of various Arabian and Near Eastern tribes in biblical tradition.
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C.
Priestly family of Zadok
The Priestly family of Zadok was a prominent Israelite priestly lineage that held high-ranking temple and religious authority, especially in Jerusalem during the First and Second Temple periods.
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D.
Jonathan son of Saul
Jonathan son of Saul was a valiant Israelite prince and close friend of David, renowned for his loyalty, courage in battle, and tragic death fighting the Philistines.
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E.
House of David
The House of David is the biblical royal dynasty founded by King David, from which many kings of ancient Judah and the messianic line are traditionally believed to descend.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical group
ⓘ
family group ⓘ |
| appearsInNarrative |
David and Goliath account
ⓘ
anointing of David by Samuel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Davidic dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
House of David
Messianic prophecies ⓘ |
| category |
Biblical people
ⓘ
Old Testament people ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Judah ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| eldestSon | Eliab ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Israelite ⓘ |
| familyHead | Jesse ⓘ |
| genealogicalSignificance | ancestors of later kings of Judah ⓘ |
| hasFather |
Jesse of Bethlehem
ⓘ
linked to:
Jesse
|
| hasMember |
Abinadab
ⓘ
David ⓘ Eliab ⓘ Nethanel ⓘ Ozem ⓘ Raddai ⓘ Shammah ⓘ Unnamed eldest son (1 Chronicles 2:13) ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSons |
at least seven
ⓘ
possibly eight ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Biblical Hebrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| locatedInNarrativeSetting |
Bethlehem in Judah
ⓘ
linked to:
Bethlehem
|
| mentionedIn |
1 Chronicles 2
ⓘ
1 Samuel 16 ⓘ 1 Samuel 17 ⓘ |
| notableMember |
David
ⓘ
King David ⓘ |
| partOf | House of Jesse ⓘ |
| religion | Yahwism ⓘ |
| residence | Bethlehem ⓘ |
| roleInBible | ancestors of the Davidic line ⓘ |
| symbolicIn |
Christian theology
ⓘ
Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age Levant ⓘ |
| tribe | Tribe of Judah ⓘ |
| youngerSon | David ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: sons of Jesse Description of subject: The sons of Jesse are the biblical figures from the Old Testament, most notably including King David, who were the children of Jesse of Bethlehem.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: sons of Jesse