deitydb: entities: 38 rows where entity_class = "scriptural-figure" and tradition = "Israelite/Second Temple"

The core table — every entity in the database, spanning gods, angels, demons, aeons, prophets, saints, heroes, spirits, monsters, personified abstractions, cosmological realms, and ritual categories. Use entity_class to filter by kind (19 controlled values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, etc.). category is free text (1,148 values) and is not a reliable filter. Use tradition to filter by tradition. The short_note column contains a scholarly description with source citations.

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entity_id: {'description': 'Stable identifier (e.g. ENT_GRK_ZEUS, ENT_EGY_OSIRIS, ENT_ISL_MUSA)'}
canonical_name: {'description': 'Primary English name used in the database'}
greek_name: {'description': 'Greek-script name, where applicable'}
tradition: {'description': 'Religious or cultural tradition of origin'}
entity_class: {'description': 'Controlled top-level kind (19 values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, ruler, prophet, sage, saint, scriptural-figure, abstraction, collective, realm, ritual, title, object) — recommended for filtering by kind'}
entity_type: {'description': 'Granular free-text type descriptor (934 distinct values; see entity_class for the controlled grouping)'}
category: {'description': 'Free-text functional category (1,148 distinct values, not normalised — filter on entity_class instead)'}
primary_domains: {'description': 'Primary divine domains, comma-separated'}
evidence_confidence: {'description': 'Sourcing quality: A = direct primary-text attestation; B = strong secondary; C = inference; D = speculative'}
chthonic_flag: {'description': 'True if this entity has underworld or chthonic associations'}
serpent_flag: {'description': 'True if this entity has serpent or dragon associations'}
short_note: {'description': 'Scholarly description with source citations'}

38 rows where entity_class = "scriptural-figure" and tradition = "Israelite/Second Temple"

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entity_id ▼	canonical_name	tradition	entity_type	category	primary_domains	cult_scope	evidence_confidence	review_status	inclusion_basis	earth_association_score	short_note	entity_class
ENT_ENOCH	Enoch	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch/visionary figure	Holy Figure	ascent; heavenly journey; scribal wisdom; transformation	Biblical/Second Temple/Jewish mystical	A	candidate_verified_name	biblical visionary figure	1	Biblical patriarch and heavenly visionary associated with Enochic and Hekhalot traditions.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_ABEL	Abel	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Primeval figure	shepherding; accepted sacrifice; the first death	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Second son of Adam and Eve, a keeper of sheep whose offering was favored and who was slain by his brother Cain.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_ABRAHAM	Abraham	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Biblical patriarch	covenant; faith; the binding of Isaac; father of nations	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	First of the patriarchs, called from Ur, recipient of the covenant, father of Ishmael by Hagar and Isaac by Sarah.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_ABSALOM	Absalom	Israelite/Second Temple	Villain	Rebel prince	rebellion against David; the usurpation; death in the oak	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	Handsome son of David who rose in rebellion to seize the throne and was killed by Joab after his hair caught in an oak.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_BALAAM	Balaam	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Mesopotamian diviner	divination; the speaking donkey; blessing instead of cursing Israel	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	Mesopotamian seer hired by Balak of Moab to curse Israel who, restrained by Yahweh and his speaking donkey, blessed them instead.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_BENJAMIN	Benjamin	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Eponym of the tribe of Benjamin	youngest son of Jacob; tribal ancestor	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, born at her death, ancestor of the tribe of Benjamin and of King Saul.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_BOAZ	Boaz	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Kinsman-redeemer	the kinsman-redeemer; the marriage to Ruth; ancestor of David	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	Wealthy Bethlehemite who acted as kinsman-redeemer, married Ruth, and became the great-grandfather of King David.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_CAIN	Cain	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Primeval figure	firstborn of humanity; agriculture; fratricide	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Firstborn son of Adam and Eve, a tiller of the ground who murdered his brother Abel and was marked and exiled.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_DEBORAH	Deborah	Israelite/Second Temple	Judge	Prophetess and judge	prophecy; judgeship; the victory over Sisera	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Prophetess and judge who summoned Barak and celebrated the defeat of Sisera in the Song of Deborah.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_DELILAH	Delilah	Israelite/Second Temple	Villain	Philistine seductress	seduction and betrayal; the secret of Samson's strength	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	Woman of the Valley of Sorek who, bribed by the Philistine lords, coaxed from Samson the secret of his strength and betrayed him.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_EVE	Eve	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Primeval matriarch	first woman; mother of humanity; the Fall	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Formed as the first woman and 'mother of all living,' she eats the forbidden fruit and bears Cain, Abel, and Seth.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_GIDEON	Gideon	Israelite/Second Temple	Judge	Judge / military deliverer	deliverance from Midian; the fleece sign; the three hundred	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Judge who, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites after testing Yahweh with the fleece.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_GOLIATH	Goliath	Israelite/Second Temple	Villain	Philistine champion	the Philistine champion; the duel at the Valley of Elah	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	Philistine giant of Gath whose challenge to Israel was answered and ended by the young David with a sling and stone.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_HAGAR	Hagar	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Mother of Ishmael	the wilderness; divine encounter; mother of Ishmael	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Egyptian servant of Sarah who bore Abraham's son Ishmael and was met by the angel of Yahweh in the wilderness.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_ISAAC	Isaac	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Biblical patriarch	the promised son; the Akedah; covenant continuity	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Son of Abraham and Sarah, bound on Mount Moriah, husband of Rebecca, and father of Esau and Jacob.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_ISHMAEL	Ishmael	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Ancestor of the Ishmaelites	firstborn of Abraham; wilderness; ancestor of twelve princes	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Firstborn son of Abraham by Hagar, ancestor of twelve princes, who dwelt in the wilderness of Paran.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_JACOB	Jacob (Israel)	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Eponym of Israel	the ladder vision; wrestling the angel; father of the twelve tribes	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Son of Isaac and Rebecca, renamed Israel after wrestling at Peniel, father of the twelve sons who became the tribes of Israel.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_JOB	Job	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Righteous sufferer	undeserved suffering; perseverance; the divine speeches	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	A blameless man of Uz whose endurance of catastrophic suffering frames the book's debate on divine justice.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_JOSEPH	Joseph (son of Jacob)	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Patriarch / vizier of Egypt	dreams; bondage and exaltation; provision in famine	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Favored son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who rose to vizier and preserved his family during famine.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_JUDAH	Judah	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Eponym of the tribe of Judah	tribal ancestor; the royal line; the scepter blessing	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Fourth son of Jacob and Leah and ancestor of the royal Davidic line, blessed that the scepter would not depart.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_LEAH	Leah	Israelite/Second Temple	Matriarch	Biblical matriarch	matriarch; mother of six tribes incl. Levi and Judah	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	First wife of Jacob and mother of six of his sons, including Levi and Judah, ancestors of priesthood and kingship.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_LEVI	Levi	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Eponym of the priestly tribe	tribal ancestor; the priestly line	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Third son of Jacob and Leah and ancestor of the priestly tribe of Levi, including Moses and Aaron.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_LOT	Lot	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Nephew of Abraham	Sodom and Gomorrah; rescue from destruction	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Nephew of Abraham (son of Haran) who settled in Sodom and was delivered from its destruction (Genesis 13, 19).	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_MORDECAI	Mordecai	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Jewish courtier / guardian of Esther	the foiling of Haman; the institution of Purim	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Kinsman and guardian of Esther who uncovered a plot, refused homage to Haman, and helped establish Purim.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_NAAMAN	Naaman	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Aramean commander	foreign general; leprosy and healing; the seven dippings in the Jordan	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	Commander of the army of Aram, cured of leprosy by washing seven times in the Jordan at the word of the prophet Elisha.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_NAOMI	Naomi	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Bethlehemite widow	bereavement and return; the bond with Ruth; restoration	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	Bethlehemite widow who returned from Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth and was restored through the birth of Obed, ancestor of David.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_NEHEMIAH	Nehemiah	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Governor of the restoration	rebuilding Jerusalem's walls; civic reform; covenant renewal	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Cupbearer to the Persian king who became governor and rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem and reformed the community.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_RACHEL	Rachel	Israelite/Second Temple	Matriarch	Biblical matriarch	the beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Beloved wife of Jacob, mother of Joseph and Benjamin, who died in childbirth near Bethlehem.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_REBECCA	Rebecca	Israelite/Second Temple	Matriarch	Biblical matriarch	matriarch; the well; mother of Jacob and Esau	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Wife of Isaac, found at the well, mother of twins Esau and Jacob whom she helped secure the blessing.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_SAMSON	Samson	Israelite/Second Temple	Judge	Judge / Nazirite strongman	superhuman strength; the Nazirite vow; war with the Philistines	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Nazirite judge of immense strength who fought the Philistines and died bringing down their temple at Gaza.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_SARAH	Sarah	Israelite/Second Temple	Matriarch	Biblical matriarch	matriarch; the promised son; the covenant line	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Wife of Abraham and first matriarch, who bore Isaac in old age after the promise of a son.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_SETH	Seth	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Antediluvian patriarch	third son of Adam; the righteous line to Noah	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	Third son of Adam and Eve, given in place of slain Abel, through whose line Enosh, Enoch, and Noah descend.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_SON_OF_MAN	Son of Man	Israelite/Second Temple	Eschatological figure	Heavenly deliverer	dominion; judgment; the heavenly kingdom	Jewish	A	candidate_verified_name	Danielic/Enochic heavenly figure	0	The "one like a son of man" given everlasting dominion; the Elect One of the Parables of Enoch.	scriptural-figure
ENT_STJ_HOLOFERNES	Holofernes	Israelite/Second Temple	Villain	Deuterocanonical figure	siege, conquest	devotional	B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	Assyrian general besieging Bethulia, beheaded by Judith in the Book of Judith (NRSV Apocrypha). Literary antagonist.	scriptural-figure
ENT_STJ_SARAH_OF_TOBIT	Sarah (of Tobit)	Israelite/Second Temple	Literary human figure	Deuterocanonical figure	deliverance from the demon, marriage	devotional	B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	Daughter of Raguel, tormented by the demon Asmodeus until freed and married to Tobias through Raphael's aid (Book of Tobit, NRSV Apocrypha). Homonym distinct from the matriarch Sarah (ENT_ISR_SARAH).	scriptural-figure
ENT_STJ_TOBIAS	Tobias son of Tobit	Israelite/Second Temple	Literary human figure	Deuterocanonical figure	journey, marriage, healing	devotional	B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	Son of Tobit who journeys with the disguised angel Raphael, marries Sarah, and heals his father's blindness; protagonist of the Book of Tobit (NRSV Apocrypha).	scriptural-figure
ENT_STJ_WICKED_PRIEST	The Wicked Priest	Israelite/Second Temple	Villain	Qumran adversary	opposition to the Qumran community	devotional	C	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	Sobriquet in the Qumran pesharim for the Jerusalem high priest who persecuted the Teacher of Righteousness; commonly identified with a Hasmonean ruler. Attested in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Schäfer.	scriptural-figure
ENT_TOBIT	Tobit	Israelite/Second Temple	Literary human figure	Human Figure	Tobit; Tobias; angelic guidance; healing narrative	Second Temple literary	B	needs_review	Second Temple literary figure	1	Human literary figure from Tobit tradition; included as relationship target for Raphael.	scriptural-figure

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CREATE TABLE "entities" (
   [entity_id] TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
   [canonical_name] TEXT,
   [greek_name] TEXT,
   [tradition] TEXT,
   [entity_type] TEXT,
   [category] TEXT,
   [primary_domains] TEXT,
   [tags] TEXT,
   [cult_scope] TEXT,
   [primary_period] TEXT,
   [evidence_confidence] TEXT,
   [review_status] TEXT,
   [inclusion_basis] TEXT,
   [earth_association_score] INTEGER,
   [chthonic_flag] INTEGER,
   [serpent_flag] INTEGER,
   [short_note] TEXT,
   [entity_class] TEXT REFERENCES [entity_class]([class_id])
);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entities_entity_class]
    ON [entities] ([entity_class]);

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38 rows where entity_class = "scriptural-figure" and tradition = "Israelite/Second Temple"

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