Sea of Reeds
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The Sea of Reeds is a body of water mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally associated with the location of the Israelites’ miraculous crossing during the Exodus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sea of Reeds canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15849615 — 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: Sea of Reeds Context triple: [Yam Suf, literalMeaning, Sea of Reeds]
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A.
Wadi El Natrun
Wadi El Natrun is a historic desert depression in northern Egypt renowned as one of the earliest and most important centers of Christian monasticism, especially for the Coptic Orthodox tradition.
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B.
Eau de Nil
Eau de Nil is a pale, greyish-green color traditionally associated with refined luxury and classic British design.
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C.
Wad Medani
Wad Medani is a major city in east-central Sudan and the capital of Al Jazirah state, serving as an important agricultural and commercial hub along the Blue Nile.
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D.
Birket Qarun
Birket Qarun is a large, saline lake in Egypt’s Faiyum Depression, historically linked to ancient Lake Moeris and known for its unique ecology and archaeological significance.
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E.
Khorab
Khorab is a historic site in present-day Namibia known as the location where German colonial forces surrendered to South African troops during the South-West Africa Campaign of World War I.
- 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: Sea of Reeds Target entity description: The Sea of Reeds is a body of water mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally associated with the location of the Israelites’ miraculous crossing during the Exodus.
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A.
Wadi El Natrun
Wadi El Natrun is a historic desert depression in northern Egypt renowned as one of the earliest and most important centers of Christian monasticism, especially for the Coptic Orthodox tradition.
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B.
Eau de Nil
Eau de Nil is a pale, greyish-green color traditionally associated with refined luxury and classic British design.
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C.
Wad Medani
Wad Medani is a major city in east-central Sudan and the capital of Al Jazirah state, serving as an important agricultural and commercial hub along the Blue Nile.
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D.
Birket Qarun
Birket Qarun is a large, saline lake in Egypt’s Faiyum Depression, historically linked to ancient Lake Moeris and known for its unique ecology and archaeological significance.
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E.
Khorab
Khorab is a historic site in present-day Namibia known as the location where German colonial forces surrendered to South African troops during the South-West Africa Campaign of World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Hebrew term "Yam Suf"
subject linked to:
Hebrew term "Yam Suf"