Hezekiah
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Hezekiah was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, remembered for his religious reforms, resistance to Assyrian invasion, and reliance on prophetic counsel.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hezekiah canonical | 22 |
| Hezekiah, king of Judah | 4 |
| King Hezekiah | 4 |
| Hezekiah of Judah | 2 |
| King Hezekiah of Judah | 2 |
| Hezekiah (Hizqiyahu) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T887811 — 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: Hezekiah Context triple: [Kings, mentionsFigure, Hezekiah]
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A.
Hoshea
Hoshea was the last king of the northern Kingdom of Israel, whose reign ended with the Assyrian conquest and the kingdom’s destruction in the 8th century BCE.
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B.
Jekonias
Jekonias is an alternate name for Jehoiachin, a king of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
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C.
Josiah
Josiah was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, known for his religious reforms and efforts to restore the worship of Yahweh.
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D.
Shfar'am
Shfar'am is an ancient, predominantly Arab city in northern Israel known for its historically mixed Muslim, Christian, and Druze population.
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E.
Rehoboam
Rehoboam was a king of ancient Judah, best known for his harsh policies that led to the division of the united monarchy of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms.
- 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: Hezekiah Target entity description: Hezekiah was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, remembered for his religious reforms, resistance to Assyrian invasion, and reliance on prophetic counsel.
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A.
Hoshea
Hoshea was the last king of the northern Kingdom of Israel, whose reign ended with the Assyrian conquest and the kingdom’s destruction in the 8th century BCE.
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B.
Jekonias
Jekonias is an alternate name for Jehoiachin, a king of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
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C.
Josiah
Josiah was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, known for his religious reforms and efforts to restore the worship of Yahweh.
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D.
Shfar'am
Shfar'am is an ancient, predominantly Arab city in northern Israel known for its historically mixed Muslim, Christian, and Druze population.
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E.
Rehoboam
Rehoboam was a king of ancient Judah, best known for his harsh policies that led to the division of the united monarchy of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical figure
ⓘ
King of Judah ⓘ Person in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| action |
broke down pillars
ⓘ
broke in pieces the bronze serpent Nehushtan ⓘ cut down the Asherah poles ⓘ removed high places ⓘ |
| associatedInscription | Siloam Inscription ⓘ |
| associatedStructure |
Hezekiah’s Tunnel
ⓘ
Siloam Tunnel ⓘ |
| biblicalBook |
2 Chronicles
ⓘ
2 Kings ⓘ
linked to:
Book of 2 Kings
Isaiah ⓘ Micah ⓘ |
| burialPlace | tombs of the kings of Judah in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| capital | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| child |
Manasseh
ⓘ
linked to:
Manasseh, king of Judah
|
| comparativeEvaluation | compared favorably to David in faithfulness ⓘ |
| conflict |
Assyrian siege of Jerusalem
ⓘ
linked to:
Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE)
|
| culture |
Ancient Israelite
ⓘ
linked to:
Israelites
|
| deathPlace | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| divineSign | shadow going back ten steps on the stairway of Ahaz ⓘ |
| dynasty |
House of David
ⓘ
linked to:
King Davidic dynasty
|
| enemy | Sennacherib ⓘ |
| era |
7th century BCE
ⓘ
8th century BCE ⓘ |
| event | Sennacherib’s campaign against Judah ⓘ |
| father | Ahaz ⓘ |
| foreignPolicy | rebelled against the king of Assyria ⓘ |
| healthEvent | serious illness during his reign ⓘ |
| kingdom | Kingdom of Judah ⓘ |
| knownFor |
centralization of worship in Jerusalem
ⓘ
construction of water tunnel in Jerusalem ⓘ destruction of idols ⓘ reliance on prophetic counsel ⓘ religious reforms in Judah ⓘ removal of high places ⓘ resistance to Assyrian invasion ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| lineage | Davidic king ⓘ |
| moralEvaluationInBible | did what was right in the eyes of the Lord ⓘ |
| mother | Abijah daughter of Zechariah ⓘ |
| policy | centralized sacrifice at the Jerusalem Temple ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Judah ⓘ |
| prayedTo | Yahweh for deliverance from Assyria ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ahaz ⓘ |
| prophetAssociated |
Hosea
ⓘ
Isaiah ⓘ Micah ⓘ |
| publicWorks |
construction of a water supply system for Jerusalem
ⓘ
fortification of Jerusalem’s walls ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 686 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 715 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Yahwism ⓘ |
| soughtCounselFrom |
prophet Isaiah
ⓘ
linked to:
Isaiah
|
| sourceType | biblical narrative ⓘ |
| spouse | Hephzibah ⓘ |
| successor |
Manasseh
ⓘ
linked to:
Manasseh, king of Judah
|
| undertook | religious reform in the first year of his reign ⓘ |
| visitedBy | envoys from Babylon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hezekiah Description of subject: Hezekiah was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, remembered for his religious reforms, resistance to Assyrian invasion, and reliance on prophetic counsel.
Referenced by (35)
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