forefatherOf

P87675
predicate

Indicates that one person is an ancestor, typically from an earlier generation, of another person.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
forefatherOf canonical 8
ancestralFigureOf 5
patrilinealAncestorOf 4

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: forefatherOf
Generated description
Indicates that one person is an ancestor, typically from an earlier generation, of another person.

Sample triples (24)

Subject Object
Prophet Ishaq Children of Israel ⓘ
linked to: Israelites
Karl Marx
linked to: Marx Levi
Marx Levi via predicate surface "paternalLineAncestor" ⓘ
Vichitravirya Kauravas via predicate surface "ancestralFigureOf" ⓘ
Vichitravirya Pandavas via predicate surface "ancestralFigureOf" ⓘ
Kushadhvaja King Nimi via predicate surface "ancestorFrom" ⓘ
Molossians Neoptolemus via predicate surface "mythicalAncestorFather" ⓘ
Jared Mahalalel via predicate surface "predecessorInGenealogy" ⓘ
House of Amsberg Dutch royal family via predicate surface "patrilinealAncestorOf" ⓘ
linked to: House of Orange-Nassau
House of Amsberg King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands via predicate surface "patrilinealAncestorOf" ⓘ
linked to: Willem-Alexander
House of Amsberg Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands via predicate surface "patrilinealAncestorOf" ⓘ
House of Amsberg Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau via predicate surface "patrilinealAncestorOf" ⓘ
Duke Bo Qin rulers of the State of Lu via predicate surface "ancestralFigureOf" ⓘ
Agni-II Agni-III via predicate surface "familyPredecessorOf" ⓘ
Mudar many northern Arab tribes via predicate surface "ancestralFigureOf" ⓘ
Hilal ibn Amir Banu Hilal ⓘ
Attalus (father of Attalus I) Attalus I via predicate surface "paternalAncestorOf" ⓘ
linked to: Attalus I of Pergamon
Lehi Nephites ⓘ
Lehi Lamanites ⓘ
Lehi Mulekites (by association through narrative context, not direct descent) ⓘ
linked to: Mulekites
Lehi Lehites ⓘ
Khazraj ibn Haritha al-Khazraj ⓘ
linked to: Banu Khazraj
Khazraj ibn Haritha Banu al-Khazraj ⓘ
linked to: Banu Khazraj
Rohirrim Éothéod via predicate surface "ancestorPeople" ⓘ
linked to: Northmen of Rhovanion
Griogair Clan MacGregor via predicate surface "ancestralFigureOf" ⓘ