Job's family
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Job's family is the household and close relatives of the biblical figure Job, whose collective suffering and steadfastness play a central role in the narrative of his trials.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Job's family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8900763 — 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: Job's family Context triple: [Job: A Masque for Dancing, involvesCharacter, Job's family]
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A.
Lot’s wife
Lot’s wife is a biblical figure from the Book of Genesis who, upon looking back at the doomed cities of Sodom and Gomorrah against divine command, was turned into a pillar of salt.
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B.
Eliphaz
Eliphaz is a biblical figure known as the eldest son of Esau and a chief of the Edomites.
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C.
Lot and his family
Lot and his family are the small group of relatives in the biblical narrative who are spared from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah due to Lot’s righteousness.
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D.
Hiob
Hiob is the surname of Hanne Hiob, a German actress and daughter of the playwright Bertolt Brecht.
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E.
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.
- 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: Job's family Target entity description: Job's family is the household and close relatives of the biblical figure Job, whose collective suffering and steadfastness play a central role in the narrative of his trials.
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A.
Lot’s wife
Lot’s wife is a biblical figure from the Book of Genesis who, upon looking back at the doomed cities of Sodom and Gomorrah against divine command, was turned into a pillar of salt.
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B.
Eliphaz
Eliphaz is a biblical figure known as the eldest son of Esau and a chief of the Edomites.
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C.
Lot and his family
Lot and his family are the small group of relatives in the biblical narrative who are spared from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah due to Lot’s righteousness.
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D.
Hiob
Hiob is the surname of Hanne Hiob, a German actress and daughter of the playwright Bertolt Brecht.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical family
ⓘ
collective character ⓘ household ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Job
ⓘ
Job's wife ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
part of Christian canon
ⓘ
part of Jewish canon ⓘ |
| childrenKilledBy | great wind collapsing the house ⓘ |
| childrenKilledDuring | feast in eldest brother's house ⓘ |
| daughtersNamed |
Jemimah
ⓘ
Keren-happuch ⓘ Keziah ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of Job
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| hasMember |
Job
ⓘ
Job's daughters ⓘ Job's sons ⓘ Job's wife ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfChildrenAfterRestoration | 10 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfChildrenBeforeCalamity | 10 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDaughtersAfterRestoration | 3 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDaughtersBeforeCalamity | 3 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSonsAfterRestoration | 7 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSonsBeforeCalamity | 7 ⓘ |
| inheritancePractice | daughters received inheritance with their brothers ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryText | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
to exemplify collateral suffering in divine testing
ⓘ
to frame the restoration motif at the book's conclusion ⓘ to highlight Job's steadfastness ⓘ |
| locatedInNarrative | land of Uz ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Job 1
ⓘ
Job 2 ⓘ Job 42 ⓘ |
| partOf | Book of Job narrative ⓘ |
| religion | Yahwism ⓘ |
| theme |
divine sovereignty
ⓘ
steadfastness in faith ⓘ suffering of the righteous ⓘ testing of faith ⓘ |
| timePeriodInNarrative | patriarchal era ⓘ |
| undergoesEvent |
Satan's testing of Job
ⓘ
catastrophic loss of children ⓘ loss of property ⓘ subsequent restoration ⓘ |
| wealthStatusAfterRestoration | greater than at the beginning ⓘ |
| wealthStatusBeforeCalamity | very great ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Job's family Description of subject: Job's family is the household and close relatives of the biblical figure Job, whose collective suffering and steadfastness play a central role in the narrative of his trials.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.