northern campaign against Hazor
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The northern campaign against Hazor was a biblical military offensive led by Joshua in which the Israelites defeated a coalition of Canaanite kings and destroyed the major city of Hazor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| northern campaign against Hazor canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: northern campaign against Hazor Context triple: [Israelite conquest of Canaan, includesEvent, northern campaign against Hazor]
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A.
Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem
The Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem was the military offensive by King Nebuchadnezzar II that culminated in the siege, destruction of the city and its Temple, and the exile of many inhabitants of the Kingdom of Judah in the early 6th century BCE.
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B.
Israelite war against Benjamin
The Israelite war against Benjamin was a brutal civil conflict in ancient Israel, recounted in the Book of Judges, in which the other tribes nearly annihilated the tribe of Benjamin after a grievous crime in Gibeah.
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C.
siege of Abel Beth Maacah
The siege of Abel Beth Maacah was a biblical military blockade of the northern Israelite town of Abel Beth Maacah, where the rebel leader Sheba son of Bichri was cornered and killed, ending his uprising against King David.
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D.
siege of Lachish
The siege of Lachish was a major 7th-century BCE Assyrian military campaign in Judah, famously depicted in detailed reliefs from King Sennacherib’s palace at Nineveh.
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E.
Battle of Jericho
The Battle of Jericho is a biblical event in which the Israelites, led by Joshua, captured the fortified city of Jericho after its walls miraculously collapsed following seven days of ritual encirclement and trumpet blasts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: northern campaign against Hazor Target entity description: The northern campaign against Hazor was a biblical military offensive led by Joshua in which the Israelites defeated a coalition of Canaanite kings and destroyed the major city of Hazor.
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A.
Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem
The Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem was the military offensive by King Nebuchadnezzar II that culminated in the siege, destruction of the city and its Temple, and the exile of many inhabitants of the Kingdom of Judah in the early 6th century BCE.
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B.
Israelite war against Benjamin
The Israelite war against Benjamin was a brutal civil conflict in ancient Israel, recounted in the Book of Judges, in which the other tribes nearly annihilated the tribe of Benjamin after a grievous crime in Gibeah.
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C.
siege of Abel Beth Maacah
The siege of Abel Beth Maacah was a biblical military blockade of the northern Israelite town of Abel Beth Maacah, where the rebel leader Sheba son of Bichri was cornered and killed, ending his uprising against King David.
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D.
siege of Lachish
The siege of Lachish was a major 7th-century BCE Assyrian military campaign in Judah, famously depicted in detailed reliefs from King Sennacherib’s palace at Nineveh.
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E.
Battle of Jericho
The Battle of Jericho is a biblical event in which the Israelites, led by Joshua, captured the fortified city of Jericho after its walls miraculously collapsed following seven days of ritual encirclement and trumpet blasts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical military campaign
ⓘ
event in the Book of Joshua ⓘ |
| aftermath | Hazor left in ruins according to biblical account ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Yahweh
ⓘ
linked to:
Adonai
|
| associatedTheme |
conquest and settlement of Canaan
ⓘ
divine warfare ⓘ obedience to divine command ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Canaanite city-states
ⓘ
Israelites ⓘ |
| cause | resistance of northern Canaanite kings to Israelite advance ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Joshua son of Nun
ⓘ
linked to:
Joshua
|
| culturalContext | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of Joshua
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| genre | biblical conquest narrative ⓘ |
| historicity | subject of scholarly debate ⓘ |
| IsraeliteAction |
burning of enemy chariots
ⓘ
hamstringing of enemy horses ⓘ |
| languageOfSource |
Biblical Hebrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| ledBy | Joshua ⓘ |
| location |
region of northern Canaan
ⓘ
vicinity of Hazor ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Joshua 11:1–15 ⓘ |
| notableFeature | use of horses and chariots by Canaanite coalition ⓘ |
| opponent | coalition of Canaanite kings ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Jabin king of Hazor
ⓘ
linked to:
Jabin, king of Canaan
|
| outcome |
Israelite control over northern Canaanite territory
ⓘ
burning of Hazor with fire ⓘ killing of Canaanite kings ⓘ |
| partOf | Israelite conquest of Canaan ⓘ |
| primaryTarget | Hazor ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | southern campaign of Joshua ⓘ |
| relatedPeople | tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| relatedPlace | Hazor ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
example of herem (ban) warfare in the Hebrew Bible
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fulfillment of divine command to Joshua ⓘ |
| result |
Israelite victory
ⓘ
destruction of Hazor ⓘ |
| scripturalChapter | Joshua 11 ⓘ |
| sourceType | religious text ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | neutralization of major Canaanite power center in the north ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Bronze Age (traditional biblical chronology)
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linked to:
Late Bronze Age
|
| tradition | Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
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Subject: northern campaign against Hazor Description of subject: The northern campaign against Hazor was a biblical military offensive led by Joshua in which the Israelites defeated a coalition of Canaanite kings and destroyed the major city of Hazor.
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