Hinnom Valley
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Hinnom Valley is a ravine on the southwestern side of Jerusalem historically associated with ancient rites and later symbolic of judgment in Jewish and Christian tradition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hinnom Valley canonical | 7 |
| Hinnom Valley slopes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T113580 — 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: Hinnom Valley Context triple: [Temple Mount, borderedBy, Hinnom Valley]
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A.
Snake Valley
Snake Valley is a remote, arid basin on the Utah–Nevada border known for its desert landscapes, groundwater-dependent ecosystems, and proximity to Great Basin National Park.
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B.
Owens Valley
Owens Valley is a long, arid valley in eastern California, lying between the Sierra Nevada and the White/Inyo Mountains and known for its dramatic scenery and historic water diversions to Los Angeles.
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C.
Tokopah Valley
Tokopah Valley is a scenic glacial valley in California’s Sierra Nevada known for its granite cliffs, alpine meadows, and proximity to Tokopah Falls within Sequoia National Park.
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D.
Choapa Valley
Choapa Valley is a prominent wine-producing valley in Chile known for its dry climate, coastal influence, and high-quality Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon.
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E.
Cascadilla Gorge
Cascadilla Gorge is a scenic, steep-sided ravine in Ithaca, New York, known for its cascading waterfalls, stone trails, and role as a popular natural area near Cornell University.
- 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: Hinnom Valley Target entity description: Hinnom Valley is a ravine on the southwestern side of Jerusalem historically associated with ancient rites and later symbolic of judgment in Jewish and Christian tradition.
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A.
Snake Valley
Snake Valley is a remote, arid basin on the Utah–Nevada border known for its desert landscapes, groundwater-dependent ecosystems, and proximity to Great Basin National Park.
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B.
Owens Valley
Owens Valley is a long, arid valley in eastern California, lying between the Sierra Nevada and the White/Inyo Mountains and known for its dramatic scenery and historic water diversions to Los Angeles.
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C.
Tokopah Valley
Tokopah Valley is a scenic glacial valley in California’s Sierra Nevada known for its granite cliffs, alpine meadows, and proximity to Tokopah Falls within Sequoia National Park.
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D.
Choapa Valley
Choapa Valley is a prominent wine-producing valley in Chile known for its dry climate, coastal influence, and high-quality Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon.
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E.
Cascadilla Gorge
Cascadilla Gorge is a scenic, steep-sided ravine in Ithaca, New York, known for its cascading waterfalls, stone trails, and role as a popular natural area near Cornell University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
ravine ⓘ valley ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ge Hinnom
ⓘ
linked to:
Valley of Hinnom
Gehenna ⓘ
linked to:
Valley of Hinnom
Valley of Hinnom ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFindsInclude |
burial caves
ⓘ
tombs ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
afterlife judgment
ⓘ
divine judgment ⓘ punishment ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Baal
ⓘ
Molech ⓘ
linked to:
Baal
|
| associatedWithPractice | child sacrifice ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite |
Topheth
ⓘ
linked to:
Valley of Hinnom
|
| borders |
Mount Zion
ⓘ
linked to:
Zion
Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Kidron Valley
ⓘ
Tyropoeon Valley ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Kidron Valley ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
seasonal watercourse
ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreek |
Γέεννα (Gehenna)
ⓘ
linked to:
Valley of Hinnom
|
| hasNameInHebrew | גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalRole |
metaphor for eschatological punishment
ⓘ
warning image in prophetic literature ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfCulticUse | First Temple period ⓘ |
| influencedTerm | Gehenna as term for hell ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Israel
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ |
| locatedOnSideOf | southwestern side of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| mentionedInBook |
Book of 2 Kings
ⓘ
Book of Jeremiah ⓘ Book of Joshua ⓘ |
| mentionedInText |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| modernUse |
cultural events venue
ⓘ
urban park areas ⓘ |
| near |
Jaffa Gate
ⓘ
Zion Gate ⓘ |
| overlookedBy |
West Jerusalem neighborhoods
ⓘ
linked to:
West Jerusalem
|
| partOf |
Judean Hills region
ⓘ
linked to:
Judean Mountains
|
| symbolicMeaningInChristianity | image of hell ⓘ |
| symbolicMeaningInJudaism | place of punishment ⓘ |
| usedAs | boundary of tribal territories in biblical texts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hinnom Valley Description of subject: Hinnom Valley is a ravine on the southwestern side of Jerusalem historically associated with ancient rites and later symbolic of judgment in Jewish and Christian tradition.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hinnom Valley