Mahanaim
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Mahanaim was an ancient Israelite city east of the Jordan River that served as a significant political and military center in the Hebrew Bible.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahanaim canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4852507 — 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: Mahanaim Context triple: [Ish-bosheth, residence, Mahanaim]
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A.
Meroz
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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B.
Galeed
Galeed is the biblical site in Gilead where Jacob and Laban formalized their covenant with a commemorative heap of stones.
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C.
Sunspear
Sunspear is the coastal desert stronghold and capital of Dorne, serving as the ancestral seat of House Martell in the world of Westeros.
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D.
Marnaz
Marnaz is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of southeastern France, situated in the French Alps.
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E.
Moriah
Moriah is a biblical region traditionally associated with the site where Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac and later with the location of the Temple in Jerusalem.
- 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: Mahanaim Target entity description: Mahanaim was an ancient Israelite city east of the Jordan River that served as a significant political and military center in the Hebrew Bible.
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A.
Meroz
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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B.
Galeed
Galeed is the biblical site in Gilead where Jacob and Laban formalized their covenant with a commemorative heap of stones.
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C.
Sunspear
Sunspear is the coastal desert stronghold and capital of Dorne, serving as the ancestral seat of House Martell in the world of Westeros.
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D.
Marnaz
Marnaz is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of southeastern France, situated in the French Alps.
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E.
Moriah
Moriah is a biblical region traditionally associated with the site where Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac and later with the location of the Temple in Jerusalem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israelite city
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ biblical city ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| associatedWithEvent |
Absalom’s rebellion
ⓘ
Jacob encounters angels of God ⓘ Saulide resistance to David ⓘ mustering of Israelite forces loyal to David ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Absalom
ⓘ
Barzillai the Gileadite ⓘ Ish-bosheth ⓘ Jacob ⓘ King David ⓘ Machir son of Ammiel ⓘ Shobi son of Nahash ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe |
tribe of Gad
ⓘ
tribe of Manasseh ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Manasseh
|
| biblicalPeriod | Iron Age Levant ⓘ |
| country |
ancient Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Israel
|
| culturalContext | ancient Israelite society ⓘ |
| describedAs |
military center
ⓘ
political center ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| firstBiblicalContext | Jacob’s journey back to Canaan ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
royal seat of Ish-bosheth
ⓘ
temporary capital of David’s kingdom ⓘ |
| geographicalFeatureNearby |
Jabbok River
ⓘ
linked to:
Jabbok
|
| governance | Levitical city status is sometimes proposed ⓘ |
| hosted | David’s court during Absalom’s revolt ⓘ |
| laterServedAs | administrative center in Gilead ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Jordan River ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Transjordan ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of 1 Kings
ⓘ
linked to:
1 Kings
Book of 2 Samuel ⓘ
linked to:
2 Samuel
Book of Genesis ⓘ Book of Joshua ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | two camps ⓘ |
| possibleIdentification |
Tell edh-Dhahab region
ⓘ
linked to:
Jabal al-Lawz region
|
| region | Gilead ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | site of divine encounter ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | base of operations for David’s forces against Absalom ⓘ |
| servedAs | refuge for David ⓘ |
| status | archaeologically unidentified with certainty ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled routes across the Jordan
ⓘ
fortified stronghold in Gilead ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mahanaim Description of subject: Mahanaim was an ancient Israelite city east of the Jordan River that served as a significant political and military center in the Hebrew Bible.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.