Dan
E72350
Dan is a biblical figure recognized as one of the twelve sons of Jacob and the traditional ancestor of the Tribe of Dan in the Hebrew Bible.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dan canonical | 52 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T519447 — 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: Dan Context triple: [Jacob, father, Dan]
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A.
Doug
Doug is a common English masculine given name, typically used as a short form of Douglas.
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B.
Dave
Dave is a common masculine given name, often a shortened form of David, used widely in English-speaking countries.
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C.
Don
The Don is a major river in southwestern Russia that flows from the Central Russian Upland to the Sea of Azov, historically serving as an important trade route and cultural boundary.
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D.
Dennis
Dennis is a coastal town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts known for its beaches, historic charm, and popular summer tourism.
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E.
Neal
Neal is a masculine given name of Gaelic origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
- 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: Dan Target entity description: Dan is a biblical figure recognized as one of the twelve sons of Jacob and the traditional ancestor of the Tribe of Dan in the Hebrew Bible.
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A.
Doug
Doug is a common English masculine given name, typically used as a short form of Douglas.
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B.
Dave
Dave is a common masculine given name, often a shortened form of David, used widely in English-speaking countries.
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C.
Don
The Don is a major river in southwestern Russia that flows from the Central Russian Upland to the Sea of Azov, historically serving as an important trade route and cultural boundary.
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D.
Dennis
Dennis is a coastal town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts known for its beaches, historic charm, and popular summer tourism.
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E.
Neal
Neal is a masculine given name of Gaelic origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
eponymous ancestor ⓘ patriarch ⓘ son of Jacob ⓘ |
| associatedSymbolInLaterTradition |
scales of justice
ⓘ
serpent ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribalTerritory |
area near the city of Dan in the north
ⓘ
coastal region in ancient Israel ⓘ |
| birthOrderAmongSonsOfJacob | fifth son ⓘ |
| birthOrderAmongSonsOfJacobByDifferentMothers | first son of Bilhah ⓘ |
| blessingOrProphecyLocation | Jacob’s blessing in Genesis 49:16–17 ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | figure in the Old Testament ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Torah ⓘ |
| father | Jacob ⓘ |
| halfBrother | Naphtali ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Biblical Hebrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| meaningOfName | he judged ⓘ |
| mentionedInChapter |
Genesis 30
ⓘ
Genesis 35 ⓘ Genesis 46 ⓘ Genesis 49 ⓘ |
| mother | Bilhah ⓘ |
| motherStatus | Rachel’s maidservant ⓘ |
| nameInHebrew |
דָּן
ⓘ
linked to:
שבט דן
|
| propheticDescription | Dan shall judge his people ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islamic biblical tradition ⓘ Judaism ⓘ Samaritanism ⓘ |
| roleInIsrael | one of the progenitors of the Twelve Tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| sibling |
Asher
ⓘ
Benjamin ⓘ Gad ⓘ Issachar ⓘ Joseph ⓘ Judah ⓘ Levi ⓘ Naphtali ⓘ Reuben ⓘ Simeon ⓘ Zebulun ⓘ |
| tribalStandardAssociation | north side encampment in wilderness traditions ⓘ |
| tribeAncestorOf | Tribe of Dan ⓘ |
| tribeNamedAfter | Tribe of Dan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Dan Description of subject: Dan is a biblical figure recognized as one of the twelve sons of Jacob and the traditional ancestor of the Tribe of Dan in the Hebrew Bible.
Referenced by (52)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
patriarch Jacob
subject linked to:
interceded for Benjamin before Joseph in Egypt
subject linked to:
song "Jacob and Sons"
subject linked to:
patriarch Joseph