Anathoth
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Anathoth is an ancient Levitical town in the territory of Benjamin, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and traditionally associated with the prophet Jeremiah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anathoth canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3095943 — 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: Anathoth Context triple: [Jeremiah, birthplaceTradition, Anathoth]
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A.
Shechem
Shechem was an important ancient city in the central highlands of Canaan, serving as a significant political and religious center in biblical times.
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B.
Gibeah
Gibeah was an ancient Israelite city in the territory of Benjamin, historically notable as the royal seat of King Saul.
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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.
Lachish
Lachish was a major fortified Canaanite and later Judahite city in the Shephelah region, known as a strategic military and administrative center in ancient Israel.
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E.
Givat Shaul
Givat Shaul is a neighborhood in western Jerusalem known for its mix of residential areas, industrial zones, and various governmental and institutional facilities.
- 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: Anathoth Target entity description: Anathoth is an ancient Levitical town in the territory of Benjamin, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and traditionally associated with the prophet Jeremiah.
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A.
Shechem
Shechem was an important ancient city in the central highlands of Canaan, serving as a significant political and religious center in biblical times.
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B.
Gibeah
Gibeah was an ancient Israelite city in the territory of Benjamin, historically notable as the royal seat of King Saul.
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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.
Lachish
Lachish was a major fortified Canaanite and later Judahite city in the Shephelah region, known as a strategic military and administrative center in ancient Israel.
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E.
Givat Shaul
Givat Shaul is a neighborhood in western Jerusalem known for its mix of residential areas, industrial zones, and various governmental and institutional facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Levitical city
ⓘ
ancient town ⓘ biblical location ⓘ |
| allottedTo |
Levites
ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Levi
descendants of Aaron ⓘ
linked to:
Aaron and his sons
|
| appearsIn |
1 Chronicles 6:60
ⓘ
1 Kings 2:26 ⓘ Jeremiah 1:1 ⓘ Joshua 21:18 ⓘ Nehemiah 11:32 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
prophet Jeremiah
ⓘ
linked to:
Jeremiah
|
| associatedWithEvent | banishment of Abiathar the priest ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Abiathar ⓘ |
| associatedWithPropheticActivity | Jeremiah’s early life and call ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Jeremiah ⓘ |
| category |
Cities of Benjamin
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible cities ⓘ Levitical cities ⓘ |
| directionFromJerusalem | northeast ⓘ |
| distanceFromJerusalem |
about 3 miles
ⓘ
about 5 kilometers ⓘ |
| functionInBiblicalPeriod | priestly town ⓘ |
| hasRoleInJeremiahNarrative | hometown of the prophet ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kingdom of Judah
ⓘ
Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of 1 Chronicles
ⓘ
linked to:
1 Chronicles
Book of 1 Kings ⓘ
linked to:
1 Kings
Book of Jeremiah ⓘ Book of Joshua ⓘ Book of Nehemiah ⓘ
linked to:
Ezra–Nehemiah
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| modernCountry | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| modernIdentification | Anata ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
answers
ⓘ
responses ⓘ |
| populationGroup |
Benjaminites
ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Benjamin
priests ⓘ |
| region | West Bank ⓘ |
| religiousTextContext |
Christian Old Testament
ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
Tanakh ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| residenceOf | Jeremiah ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age Levant ⓘ |
| tribalInheritance | Benjaminite territory ⓘ |
| tribalTerritory | Benjamin ⓘ |
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: Anathoth Description of subject: Anathoth is an ancient Levitical town in the territory of Benjamin, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and traditionally associated with the prophet Jeremiah.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.