Valley of Sorek
E115915
The Valley of Sorek is a biblical valley in ancient Israel traditionally associated with the story of Samson and Delilah.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valley of Sorek canonical | 5 |
| Sorek Valley | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T984148 — 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: Valley of Sorek Context triple: [Samson and Delilah (1949 film), narrativeLocation, Valley of Sorek]
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A.
Talpiot Hill
Talpiot Hill is a prominent elevation in southern Jerusalem known for its residential neighborhoods, historical significance, and views over the city and surrounding Judean hills.
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B.
Sde Boker, Negev, Israel
Sde Boker in Israel’s Negev desert is a kibbutz best known as the retirement home and burial place of Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion.
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C.
Yokneam Illit
Yokneam Illit is a city in northern Israel known for its high-tech industrial parks and rapid development from a small town into a regional technology hub.
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D.
Tel HaShomer
Tel HaShomer is a neighborhood in Ramat Gan, Israel, best known for its major military base and large government-run hospital complex.
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E.
Rehovot
Rehovot is a city in central Israel known for its scientific and agricultural research institutions, including the Weizmann Institute of Science.
- 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: Valley of Sorek Target entity description: The Valley of Sorek is a biblical valley in ancient Israel traditionally associated with the story of Samson and Delilah.
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A.
Talpiot Hill
Talpiot Hill is a prominent elevation in southern Jerusalem known for its residential neighborhoods, historical significance, and views over the city and surrounding Judean hills.
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B.
Sde Boker, Negev, Israel
Sde Boker in Israel’s Negev desert is a kibbutz best known as the retirement home and burial place of Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion.
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C.
Yokneam Illit
Yokneam Illit is a city in northern Israel known for its high-tech industrial parks and rapid development from a small town into a regional technology hub.
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D.
Tel HaShomer
Tel HaShomer is a neighborhood in Ramat Gan, Israel, best known for its major military base and large government-run hospital complex.
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E.
Rehovot
Rehovot is a city in central Israel known for its scientific and agricultural research institutions, including the Weizmann Institute of Science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical valley
ⓘ
geographical location ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | biblical period of the Judges ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Delilah
ⓘ
Samson ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Israelites
ⓘ
Philistines ⓘ |
| biblicalReference | Judges 16:4 ⓘ |
| country |
ancient Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Israel
|
| etymologyProposedMeaning | choice vine ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbolic setting of temptation and betrayal in biblical interpretation ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | period of Philistine domination over Israel in Judges ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance | setting in Samson and Delilah narrative ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | narrative of Samson’s downfall ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Delilah’s betrayal of Samson ⓘ |
| HebrewName | נַחַל שׂוֹרֵק ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Judah and Philistia ⓘ |
| locatedIn | region of Judah ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Philistine territory
ⓘ
linked to:
Philistia
|
| mentionedIn |
Book of Judges
ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| modernRegionApproximation |
Shephelah of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Shephelah
|
| notableFor | story of Samson and Delilah ⓘ |
| partOf |
biblical Land of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Land of Canaan
|
| relatedWork | Samson and Delilah (biblical story) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| typeOfValley | river valley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Valley of Sorek Description of subject: The Valley of Sorek is a biblical valley in ancient Israel traditionally associated with the story of Samson and Delilah.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Shfela (Judean lowlands)
linked to: Valley of Sorek
linked to: Valley of Sorek
linked to: Valley of Sorek