Gilʿad
E406475
Gilʿad is a biblical region east of the Jordan River, traditionally associated with the ancient Israelite tribes and noted for its rugged terrain and balm-producing plants.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ramoth-gilead | 2 |
| Galaad | 1 |
| Gilʿad canonical | 1 |
| Jabesh-gilead | 1 |
| Ramoth-Gilead | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4000688 — 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: Gilʿad Context triple: [Gilead, hasAlternativeTransliteration, Gilʿad]
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A.
Kedesh
Kedesh was an ancient city in the territory of the Israelite tribe of Naphtali, known as a Levitical city of refuge in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Gezerot
Gezerot are rabbinic decrees in Judaism enacted as protective safeguards around biblical law or to address communal needs.
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C.
Samaria
Samaria is a historical region in the central highlands of ancient Israel and the West Bank, known as the capital area of the northern Kingdom of Israel and a significant biblical and archaeological site.
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D.
Riblah
Riblah was an ancient town in Syria that served as a strategic military and administrative headquarters, notably used by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar during the final conquest of Judah.
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E.
Giv'at Shmuel
Giv'at Shmuel is a city in central Israel, part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area and known for its largely religious-Zionist community and proximity to Bar-Ilan 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: Gilʿad Target entity description: Gilʿad is a biblical region east of the Jordan River, traditionally associated with the ancient Israelite tribes and noted for its rugged terrain and balm-producing plants.
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A.
Kedesh
Kedesh was an ancient city in the territory of the Israelite tribe of Naphtali, known as a Levitical city of refuge in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Gezerot
Gezerot are rabbinic decrees in Judaism enacted as protective safeguards around biblical law or to address communal needs.
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C.
Samaria
Samaria is a historical region in the central highlands of ancient Israel and the West Bank, known as the capital area of the northern Kingdom of Israel and a significant biblical and archaeological site.
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D.
Riblah
Riblah was an ancient town in Syria that served as a strategic military and administrative headquarters, notably used by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar during the final conquest of Judah.
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E.
Giv'at Shmuel
Giv'at Shmuel is a city in central Israel, part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area and known for its largely religious-Zionist community and proximity to Bar-Ilan University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| appearsInBook |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Genesis ⓘ Book of Joshua ⓘ Book of Judges ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
Book of Numbers ⓘ Books of Kings ⓘ |
| associatedTribe |
half-tribe of Manasseh
ⓘ
tribe of Gad ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Gad
tribe of Reuben ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Reuben
|
| associatedWith |
Israelite tribes
ⓘ
linked to:
Tribes of Israel
ancient Israel ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Israel
|
| borderedBy | Jordan River ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Israelite culture ⓘ |
| describedAs |
mountainous region
ⓘ
pastoral region ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf | Iron Age Levant ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aromatic plants
ⓘ
medicinal resins ⓘ |
| languageContext | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Jordan River ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Transjordan ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| notableProduct |
balm
ⓘ
resin ⓘ |
| notedFor |
balm of Gilead
ⓘ
balm-producing plants ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ |
| partOf |
ancient Land of Israel
ⓘ
ancient Near East ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Near East
|
| regionType | highland region ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation |
divine mercy
ⓘ
healing ⓘ |
| terrainType |
hills
ⓘ
mountains ⓘ wooded areas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cattle grazing
ⓘ
sheep grazing ⓘ |
| variantName | Gilead ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gilʿad Description of subject: Gilʿad is a biblical region east of the Jordan River, traditionally associated with the ancient Israelite tribes and noted for its rugged terrain and balm-producing plants.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gilʿad
linked to: Gilʿad
linked to: Gilʿad
linked to: Gilʿad
linked to: Gilʿad