Kidron Valley
E11378
Kidron Valley is a historic ravine in Jerusalem that runs between the Old City and the Mount of Olives, featuring prominently in biblical tradition and archaeological remains.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kidron Valley canonical | 60 |
| Kidron | 2 |
| Kidron Valley slopes | 1 |
| Kidron drainage basin | 1 |
| Valley of Jehoshaphat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T113578 — 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: Kidron Valley Context triple: [Temple Mount, borderedBy, Kidron Valley]
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A.
Tiberias
Tiberias is an ancient city in northern Israel on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, historically significant as a major center of Jewish learning and pilgrimage.
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B.
Dead Sea shore
The Dead Sea shore is the hypersaline coastline of the landlocked Dead Sea, renowned as the lowest exposed land on Earth and a major natural and tourist landmark in the Middle East.
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C.
Safed
Safed is a historic hilltop city in northern Israel renowned as one of Judaism’s four holy cities and a major center of Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah).
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D.
Crescent Meadow
Crescent Meadow is a scenic, lush alpine meadow in California’s Sierra Nevada, renowned for its surrounding giant sequoia trees and tranquil walking trails.
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E.
Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave
Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave, also known as the Cave of Machpelah, is an ancient burial site in Hebron revered in Judaism as the resting place of the biblical patriarchs and matriarchs.
- 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: Kidron Valley Target entity description: Kidron Valley is a historic ravine in Jerusalem that runs between the Old City and the Mount of Olives, featuring prominently in biblical tradition and archaeological remains.
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A.
Tiberias
Tiberias is an ancient city in northern Israel on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, historically significant as a major center of Jewish learning and pilgrimage.
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B.
Dead Sea shore
The Dead Sea shore is the hypersaline coastline of the landlocked Dead Sea, renowned as the lowest exposed land on Earth and a major natural and tourist landmark in the Middle East.
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C.
Safed
Safed is a historic hilltop city in northern Israel renowned as one of Judaism’s four holy cities and a major center of Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah).
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D.
Crescent Meadow
Crescent Meadow is a scenic, lush alpine meadow in California’s Sierra Nevada, renowned for its surrounding giant sequoia trees and tranquil walking trails.
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E.
Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave
Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave, also known as the Cave of Machpelah, is an ancient burial site in Hebron revered in Judaism as the resting place of the biblical patriarchs and matriarchs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ valley ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
City of David
ⓘ
linked to:
West Jerusalem
Temple Mount ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance |
Byzantine period remains
ⓘ
Second Temple period remains ⓘ presence of Iron Age remains ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Jesus crossing the Kidron on the night of his arrest
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religious reforms of King Asa ⓘ religious reforms of King Hezekiah ⓘ religious reforms of King Josiah ⓘ |
| contains |
Christian cemeteries
ⓘ
Jewish burial caves ⓘ Jewish cemeteries ⓘ Muslim cemeteries ⓘ Tomb of Absalom ⓘ Tomb of Benei Hezir ⓘ Tomb of Zechariah ⓘ
linked to:
Tomb of Absalom
ancient tombs ⓘ monumental rock-cut tombs ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Dead Sea ⓘ |
| functionInAntiquity | drainage channel for Jerusalem ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo |
Mount of Olives
ⓘ
Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
1 Kings
ⓘ
linked to:
Books of Kings
2 Chronicles ⓘ
linked to:
Books of Chronicles
2 Kings ⓘ
linked to:
Books of Kings
2 Samuel ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Jeremiah ⓘ John 18 ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| modernUse |
pilgrimage route
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Church of All Nations
ⓘ
Gethsemane ⓘ
linked to:
Mount of Olives
Golden Gate of the Old City ⓘ |
| partOf | Judean Desert drainage system ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| separates |
Mount of Olives
ⓘ
Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| symbolism |
associated with end-times imagery in Islamic tradition
ⓘ
associated with eschatological events in Christian tradition ⓘ place of judgment in some Jewish traditions ⓘ |
| watercourseName | Wadi an-Nar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kidron Valley Description of subject: Kidron Valley is a historic ravine in Jerusalem that runs between the Old City and the Mount of Olives, featuring prominently in biblical tradition and archaeological remains.
Referenced by (65)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Golden Gate
linked to: Kidron Valley
linked to: Kidron Valley
linked to: Kidron Valley
linked to: Kidron Valley
subject linked to:
Tomb of the Virgin Mary (nearby complex, often associated)