Jabin, king of Canaan
E472406
Jabin, king of Canaan, is a biblical ruler mentioned in the Book of Judges as a powerful Canaanite monarch defeated by the Israelite forces led by Deborah and Barak.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jabin | 2 |
| Jabin king of Canaan | 2 |
| Jabin, king of Canaan canonical | 2 |
| Jabin king of Hazor | 1 |
| Jabin’s kingdom of Hazor | 1 |
| king of Hazor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4814840 — 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: Jabin, king of Canaan Context triple: [Barak, opponentKing, Jabin, king of Canaan]
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A.
Sihon king of the Amorites
Sihon king of the Amorites was a Canaanite ruler mentioned in the Hebrew Bible whose defeat by the Israelites opened the way for their control of key Transjordanian territories.
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B.
Jephthah
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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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.
Og king of Bashan
Og, king of Bashan, is a biblical Amorite ruler remembered as one of the last of the Rephaim giants and a formidable opponent of the Israelites in the Transjordan region.
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E.
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.
- 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: Jabin, king of Canaan Target entity description: Jabin, king of Canaan, is a biblical ruler mentioned in the Book of Judges as a powerful Canaanite monarch defeated by the Israelite forces led by Deborah and Barak.
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A.
Sihon king of the Amorites
Sihon king of the Amorites was a Canaanite ruler mentioned in the Hebrew Bible whose defeat by the Israelites opened the way for their control of key Transjordanian territories.
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B.
Jephthah
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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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.
Og king of Bashan
Og, king of Bashan, is a biblical Amorite ruler remembered as one of the last of the Rephaim giants and a formidable opponent of the Israelites in the Transjordan region.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canaanite king
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Sisera ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | Judges 4 ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | battle led by Deborah and Barak ⓘ |
| capital | Hazor ⓘ |
| defeatedAt | Kishon River ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Barak
ⓘ
Deborah ⓘ Israelites ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Hazor ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Book of Judges characters
ⓘ
Canaanite people in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ Kings in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Sisera ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasNameForm | יָבִין ⓘ |
| hasSourceType | religious text ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
king of Canaan
ⓘ
king of Hazor ⓘ
linked to:
Jabin, king of Canaan
|
| languageContext | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryGenreContext | biblical narrative ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Judges
ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| nameMeaning | he understands ⓘ |
| nationality | Canaanite ⓘ |
| opponent |
Barak
ⓘ
Deborah ⓘ Israelites ⓘ |
| oppresses | Israelites ⓘ |
| oppressionDuration | twenty years ⓘ |
| reignsOver |
Canaan
ⓘ
Hazor ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Canaanite religion ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | enemy king defeated through divine deliverance ⓘ |
| textualTradition | Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| timePeriod | biblical period ⓘ |
| tradition |
Christian tradition
ⓘ
Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| usesMilitaryAsset |
army of Sisera
ⓘ
chariots of iron ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jabin, king of Canaan Description of subject: Jabin, king of Canaan, is a biblical ruler mentioned in the Book of Judges as a powerful Canaanite monarch defeated by the Israelite forces led by Deborah and Barak.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jabin, king of Canaan
linked to: Jabin, king of Canaan
linked to: Jabin, king of Canaan
linked to: Jabin, king of Canaan
subject linked to:
Judge Barak
linked to: Jabin, king of Canaan