Mizpah
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Mizpah is an ancient biblical site in Gilead known as the place where Jacob and Laban formalized their covenant before parting ways.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mizpah canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3099209 — 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: Mizpah Context triple: [Laban, covenantLocation, Mizpah]
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A.
Anathoth
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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B.
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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C.
Libnah
Libnah was a woman of the royal family of Judah, known primarily as the wife of King Josiah and the mother of King Zedekiah.
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D.
Shushan
Shushan is the ancient Persian royal city traditionally identified as the capital where the events of the biblical Book of Esther take place.
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E.
Mappah
Mappah is a halachic work by Rabbi Moshe Isserles that supplements and adapts the Shulchan Aruch to Ashkenazi Jewish legal customs.
- 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: Mizpah Target entity description: Mizpah is an ancient biblical site in Gilead known as the place where Jacob and Laban formalized their covenant before parting ways.
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A.
Anathoth
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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B.
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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C.
Libnah
Libnah was a woman of the royal family of Judah, known primarily as the wife of King Josiah and the mother of King Zedekiah.
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D.
Shushan
Shushan is the ancient Persian royal city traditionally identified as the capital where the events of the biblical Book of Esther take place.
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E.
Mappah
Mappah is a halachic work by Rabbi Moshe Isserles that supplements and adapts the Shulchan Aruch to Ashkenazi Jewish legal customs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient settlement
ⓘ
biblical place ⓘ |
| alsoCalled |
Galeed
ⓘ
Jegar-sahadutha ⓘ |
| associatedTribeOrGroup |
Arameans
ⓘ
patriarchal family of Jacob ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Jacob
ⓘ
Laban ⓘ |
| covenantParties |
Jacob
ⓘ
Laban ⓘ |
| covenantType | non-aggression pact ⓘ |
| covenantWitness |
God of Abraham
ⓘ
linked to:
God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
God of Nahor ⓘ God of their father ⓘ |
| event | covenant between Jacob and Laban ⓘ |
| functionInText |
geographical landmark
ⓘ
legal boundary ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalUse | symbol of God watching between separated people ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalFeature |
pillar
ⓘ
stone heap ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine oversight
ⓘ
family reconciliation ⓘ peaceful separation ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gilead
ⓘ
Transjordan ⓘ ancient Near East ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
lookout
ⓘ
watchtower ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| relatedConcept |
covenant in the Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
oath-taking rituals ⓘ sacred boundary stones ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
boundary marker between Jacob and Laban
ⓘ
witness place for covenant ⓘ |
| scripturalChapter | Genesis 31 ⓘ |
| symbolism |
divine watchfulness
ⓘ
relational separation under God’s care ⓘ |
| timePeriod | patriarchal period in Genesis ⓘ |
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: Mizpah Description of subject: Mizpah is an ancient biblical site in Gilead known as the place where Jacob and Laban formalized their covenant before parting ways.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.