Jehozadak
E263700
Jehozadak is a biblical priestly figure known primarily as the father of Joshua the high priest who returned with the Jewish exiles from Babylon.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jehozadak canonical | 4 |
| Jehozadak the priest | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2398104 — 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: Jehozadak Context triple: [Joshua son of Jehozadak, father, Jehozadak]
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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.
Ish-bosheth
Ish-bosheth is a biblical figure, a son of King Saul who briefly ruled part of Israel in opposition to David after Saul’s death.
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C.
Zimran
Zimran is a lesser-known biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of Abraham's sons by his wife Keturah.
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D.
Jekonias
Jekonias is an alternate name for Jehoiachin, a king of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
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E.
Ahaziah
Ahaziah was a king of Israel in the Hebrew Bible whose brief and troubled reign is noted for his idolatry and confrontation with the prophet Elijah.
- 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: Jehozadak Target entity description: Jehozadak is a biblical priestly figure known primarily as the father of Joshua the high priest who returned with the Jewish exiles from Babylon.
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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.
Ish-bosheth
Ish-bosheth is a biblical figure, a son of King Saul who briefly ruled part of Israel in opposition to David after Saul’s death.
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C.
Zimran
Zimran is a lesser-known biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of Abraham's sons by his wife Keturah.
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D.
Jekonias
Jekonias is an alternate name for Jehoiachin, a king of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
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E.
Ahaziah
Ahaziah was a king of Israel in the Hebrew Bible whose brief and troubled reign is noted for his idolatry and confrontation with the prophet Elijah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
priest ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Jehozadak the priest
ⓘ
linked to:
Jehozadak
Jozadak ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Judah ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Babylonian captivity of Judah
ⓘ
linked to:
Babylonian exile
|
| captivity | Babylon ⓘ |
| category |
Biblical priest
ⓘ
Person in the Books of Chronicles ⓘ Person in the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah ⓘ |
| describedAs | father of Joshua the high priest ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| family | Aaronic priesthood ⓘ |
| father | Seraiah ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | high priest ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Joshua the high priest
ⓘ
linked to:
Joshua son of Jehozadak
|
| genealogicalRole | link between pre‑exilic and post‑exilic priesthood ⓘ |
| HebrewName | יְהוֹצָדָק ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
1 Chronicles
ⓘ
Ezra ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Nehemiah ⓘ Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| nameMeaning | Yahweh is righteous ⓘ |
| nationality |
Israelite
ⓘ
linked to:
Israelites
|
| notableFor | being father of the post‑exilic high priest Joshua ⓘ |
| position | priestly descendant of Aaron ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Babylonian exile ⓘ |
| tribe | Tribe of Levi ⓘ |
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: Jehozadak Description of subject: Jehozadak is a biblical priestly figure known primarily as the father of Joshua the high priest who returned with the Jewish exiles from Babylon.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jehozadak