Eglon
E500049
Eglon is a Moabite king from the Hebrew Bible, known for being assassinated by the Israelite judge Ehud in the Book of Judges.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eglon canonical | 2 |
| Eglon of Moab | 1 |
| Eglon, king of Moab | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5178265 — 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: Eglon Context triple: [Ehud, opponent, Eglon]
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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.
Shallum
Shallum is a biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the husband of the prophetess Huldah during the reign of King Josiah of Judah.
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C.
Abel Beth Maacah
Abel Beth Maacah was an ancient fortified city in northern Israel, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a strategic site near the borders of Aram and Phoenicia.
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D.
Gilboa
Gilboa is a small rural town in Schoharie County, New York, known for its proximity to the Schoharie Reservoir and its significant Devonian-age fossil forest.
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E.
Dagan
Dagan is an ancient Northwest Semitic god, particularly revered by the Amorites and later in Mesopotamia, commonly associated with grain, fertility, and sometimes the underworld.
- 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: Eglon Target entity description: Eglon is a Moabite king from the Hebrew Bible, known for being assassinated by the Israelite judge Ehud in the Book of Judges.
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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.
Shallum
Shallum is a biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the husband of the prophetess Huldah during the reign of King Josiah of Judah.
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C.
Abel Beth Maacah
Abel Beth Maacah was an ancient fortified city in northern Israel, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a strategic site near the borders of Aram and Phoenicia.
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D.
Gilboa
Gilboa is a small rural town in Schoharie County, New York, known for its proximity to the Schoharie Reservoir and its significant Devonian-age fossil forest.
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E.
Dagan
Dagan is an ancient Northwest Semitic god, particularly revered by the Amorites and later in Mesopotamia, commonly associated with grain, fertility, and sometimes the underworld.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Moabite
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ king ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter |
Judges 3
ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
|
| associatedWith | Moabite domination of Israel ⓘ |
| capital | Jericho ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| deathLeadsTo |
Israelite revolt
ⓘ
Moabite defeat ⓘ |
| deathManner | stabbed with a sword ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Israelites under Ehud
ⓘ
linked to:
Ehud
|
| describedAs | very fat man ⓘ |
| durationOfOppression | 18 years ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Ehud
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Moabites ⓘ |
| formedAllianceWith |
Amalekites
ⓘ
Ammonites ⓘ |
| genreContext | biblical narrative ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Jericho ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | period of the Judges ⓘ |
| killedBy | Ehud ⓘ |
| killedIn |
cool roof chamber
ⓘ
private upper room ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | example of foreign oppressor punished by God ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Judges
ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| narrativeRole | oppressor of Israel ⓘ |
| oppressed |
Israelites
ⓘ
tribes of Israel ⓘ
linked to:
Tribes of Israel
|
| oppressedFor | 18 years ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Moab ⓘ |
| receivedTributeFrom | Israelites ⓘ |
| receivesMessageDescribedAs | secret message from God ⓘ |
| religion |
Moabite religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Edomite religion
|
| residence | Jericho ⓘ |
| scripturalBookOrder | seventh book of the Hebrew Bible (Judges) ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition | Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Masoretic Text
ⓘ
Septuagint ⓘ |
| subsequentRole | example of divine deliverance through judge ⓘ |
| theologicalRole | instrument of divine punishment on Israel ⓘ |
| victimOf | Ehud’s deception ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eglon Description of subject: Eglon is a Moabite king from the Hebrew Bible, known for being assassinated by the Israelite judge Ehud in the Book of Judges.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Eglon
linked to: Eglon