Meroz
E466900
Meroz is a place or clan mentioned in the biblical Book of Judges, remembered for being cursed for failing to aid Israel in battle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meroz canonical | 1 |
| מֵרוֹז (Meroz) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4760937 — 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: Meroz Context triple: [Song of Deborah, criticizesTribe, Meroz]
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A.
Gischala
Gischala was an ancient Jewish town in Galilee, notable as one of the last strongholds of resistance during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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B.
Moresheth
Moresheth is an ancient town in the Judean lowlands, traditionally identified as the hometown of the biblical prophet Micah.
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C.
Zorah
Zorah was an ancient town in the territory of the Tribe of Dan, known from the Hebrew Bible as the hometown of Samson.
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D.
Gilʿad
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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E.
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.
- 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: Meroz Target entity description: Meroz is a place or clan mentioned in the biblical Book of Judges, remembered for being cursed for failing to aid Israel in battle.
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A.
Gischala
Gischala was an ancient Jewish town in Galilee, notable as one of the last strongholds of resistance during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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B.
Moresheth
Moresheth is an ancient town in the Judean lowlands, traditionally identified as the hometown of the biblical prophet Micah.
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C.
Zorah
Zorah was an ancient town in the territory of the Tribe of Dan, known from the Hebrew Bible as the hometown of Samson.
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D.
Gilʿad
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical place
ⓘ
location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | battle against Sisera ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Barak
ⓘ
Deborah ⓘ |
| category |
Cursed figures and places in the Bible
ⓘ
Places in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| chapterVerse | Judges 5:23 ⓘ |
| contrastWith | tribes that volunteered for battle in Judges 5 ⓘ |
| cursedBy |
angel of the LORD
ⓘ
linked to:
Angel of the Lord
|
| genreContext | biblical poetry ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
ancient Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Israel
region of northern Israel (traditional scholarly suggestion) ⓘ |
| hasNo | secure archaeological identification ⓘ |
| interpretiveStatus |
identification debated by scholars
ⓘ
location uncertain ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Judges
ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
Judges 5 ⓘ Song of Deborah ⓘ |
| moralSymbolism |
example of failure to support God’s people
ⓘ
symbol of apathy in time of crisis ⓘ |
| opposedFigure | Sisera ⓘ |
| possibleNature |
clan
ⓘ
town ⓘ tribal group ⓘ village ⓘ |
| reasonForCurse |
failed to come to the help of the LORD
ⓘ
failed to help the LORD against the mighty ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInText | place cursed for failing to help Israel in battle ⓘ |
| scripturalTheme |
covenant loyalty
ⓘ
divine judgment ⓘ solidarity in holy war ⓘ |
| sourceLanguageTerm |
מֵרוֹז (Meroz)
ⓘ
linked to:
Meroz
|
| testament |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| textualCharacterization | bitterly cursed ⓘ |
| usedIn | sermons as warning against indifference ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meroz Description of subject: Meroz is a place or clan mentioned in the biblical Book of Judges, remembered for being cursed for failing to aid Israel in battle.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Meroz