Jephthah
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Jephthah is a biblical judge of Israel known for his military leadership against the Ammonites and his tragic vow involving his daughter.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jephthah canonical | 12 |
| Jephthah the Gileadite | 3 |
| Yiftach (biblical judge Jephthah) | 2 |
| Jephte | 1 |
| Jeptha | 1 |
| story of Jephthah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3095877 — 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: Jephthah Context triple: [Hall of Faith, includesFigure, Jephthah]
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A.
Jephta
Jephta is a 17th-century Dutch tragedy by Joost van den Vondel that dramatizes the biblical story of Jephthah and his fateful vow.
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B.
Othniel
Othniel is a biblical figure regarded as the first judge of Israel, known for delivering the Israelites from oppression in the Book of Judges.
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C.
Abimelech
Abimelech is a biblical figure in the Book of Judges known for violently seizing kingship over Shechem and meeting a dramatic death when a woman dropped a millstone on his head.
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D.
Shamgar
Shamgar is a minor biblical judge and warrior mentioned in the Book of Judges, known for defeating a large number of Philistines with an oxgoad.
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E.
Ehud
Ehud is a biblical judge and deliverer of Israel known for assassinating the Moabite king Eglon in the Book of Judges.
- 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: Jephthah Target entity description: Jephthah is a biblical judge of Israel known for his military leadership against the Ammonites and his tragic vow involving his daughter.
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A.
Jephta
Jephta is a 17th-century Dutch tragedy by Joost van den Vondel that dramatizes the biblical story of Jephthah and his fateful vow.
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B.
Othniel
Othniel is a biblical figure regarded as the first judge of Israel, known for delivering the Israelites from oppression in the Book of Judges.
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C.
Abimelech
Abimelech is a biblical figure in the Book of Judges known for violently seizing kingship over Shechem and meeting a dramatic death when a woman dropped a millstone on his head.
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D.
Shamgar
Shamgar is a minor biblical judge and warrior mentioned in the Book of Judges, known for defeating a large number of Philistines with an oxgoad.
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E.
Ehud
Ehud is a biblical judge and deliverer of Israel known for assassinating the Moabite king Eglon in the Book of Judges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
judge of Israel ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| appointedAs |
head and commander over Gilead
ⓘ
leader of Gilead ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Israelite custom of daughters of Israel lamenting his daughter
ⓘ
worthless men ⓘ |
| buriedIn | a city of Gilead ⓘ |
| calledBackBy | elders of Gilead ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Ephraimites ⓘ |
| daughter | unnamed daughter ⓘ |
| daughterFate | sacrificed because of his vow ⓘ |
| daughterRequest | two months to bewail her virginity ⓘ |
| daughterStatus | only child ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Israelite ⓘ |
| expelledFrom | his father’s house ⓘ |
| familyStatus | illegitimate son ⓘ |
| father | Gilead ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst | Ammonites ⓘ |
| fulfilledVow | yes ⓘ |
| judgedIsraelFor | six years ⓘ |
| killedNumber | 42,000 Ephraimites (according to Judges 12:6) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Shibboleth incident
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defeating the Ammonites ⓘ making a tragic vow ⓘ military leadership ⓘ sacrifice of his daughter ⓘ |
| led | band of adventurers ⓘ |
| listedAmong | judges of Israel ⓘ |
| livedIn | land of Tob ⓘ |
| madeVowTo |
Yahweh
ⓘ
linked to:
Adonai
the LORD ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Judges
ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| mother | prostitute ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | example of faith in New Testament ⓘ |
| referencedIn | Hebrews 11:32 ⓘ |
| residence | Gilead ⓘ |
| role | judge of Israel ⓘ |
| servedAs | judge of Israel ⓘ |
| siblingRelationship | driven away by his half-brothers ⓘ |
| testedTribe | Ephraimites at the fords of the Jordan ⓘ |
| textLocation |
Judges 11
ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
Judges 12 ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | Gileadite ⓘ |
| usedPassword | Shibboleth ⓘ |
| victoryOver | Ammonites ⓘ |
| vowContent | to offer as a burnt offering whatever first came out of his house to meet him ⓘ |
| vowResult | his daughter came out to meet him ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jephthah Description of subject: Jephthah is a biblical judge of Israel known for his military leadership against the Ammonites and his tragic vow involving his daughter.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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