Prophet Elijah (late in Elijah’s ministry)

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Old Testament figure biblical prophet

Prophet Elijah (late in Elijah’s ministry) is the renowned Old Testament prophet who, near the end of his life, continued boldly confronting Israel’s kings and calling the nation back to covenant faithfulness to God.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Prophet Elijah (late in Elijah’s ministry) canonical	1
Prophet Elijah (via Sinai tradition)	1
prophet Elijah (traditionally from Gilead in Gad’s region)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5625725 — 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: Prophet Elijah (late in Elijah’s ministry)
Context triple: [Jehoram of Israel, opposedBy, Prophet Elijah (late in Elijah’s ministry)]

A. Prophet Nathan
Prophet Nathan was a biblical prophet during the reign of King David, known for confronting the king over his sin with Bathsheba and for playing a key role in the succession of Solomon.
B. Elisha
Elisha is the given first name of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl championships.
C. Elisha
Elisha is a prominent Hebrew prophet in the Bible, known as the successor of Elijah and for performing numerous miracles in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
D. Achbor son of Micaiah
Achbor son of Micaiah is a biblical official in the court of King Josiah of Judah, known for being sent to consult the prophetess Huldah regarding the Book of the Law.
E. prophet Micaiah
Prophet Micaiah is a biblical prophet known for courageously delivering an unfavorable prophecy to King Ahab, predicting his defeat and death in battle.
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: Prophet Elijah (late in Elijah’s ministry)
Target entity description: Prophet Elijah (late in Elijah’s ministry) is the renowned Old Testament prophet who, near the end of his life, continued boldly confronting Israel’s kings and calling the nation back to covenant faithfulness to God.

A. Prophet Nathan
Prophet Nathan was a biblical prophet during the reign of King David, known for confronting the king over his sin with Bathsheba and for playing a key role in the succession of Solomon.
B. Elisha
Elisha is the given first name of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl championships.
C. Elisha
Elisha is a prominent Hebrew prophet in the Bible, known as the successor of Elijah and for performing numerous miracles in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
D. Achbor son of Micaiah
Achbor son of Micaiah is a biblical official in the court of King Josiah of Judah, known for being sent to consult the prophetess Huldah regarding the Book of the Law.
E. prophet Micaiah
Prophet Micaiah is a biblical prophet known for courageously delivering an unfavorable prophecy to King Ahab, predicting his defeat and death in battle.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Old Testament figure ⓘ biblical prophet ⓘ
accompaniedAtDepartureBy	Elisha ⓘ
activeDuring	reign of King Ahab of Israel ⓘ reign of King Ahaziah of Israel ⓘ reign of King Jehoram of Israel ⓘ
anointedSuccessor	Elisha ⓘ
associatedWith	school of the prophets ⓘ
calledIsraelTo	exclusive worship of Yahweh ⓘ repentance ⓘ
closelyAssociatedWith	Jordan River ⓘ Mount Carmel ⓘ
commissionedByGodTo	anoint Elisha as prophet in his place ⓘ anoint Hazael king over Aram ⓘ anoint Jehu king over Israel ⓘ
confronted	King Ahab of Israel ⓘ linked to: King Ahab King Ahaziah of Israel ⓘ linked to: Ahaziah Queen Jezebel ⓘ linked to: Jezebel
crossedJordanBy	striking the water with his cloak ⓘ
endOfEarthlyLife	taken up to heaven in a whirlwind ⓘ
experienced	the still small voice of God at Horeb ⓘ
knownFor	boldness before kings ⓘ miraculous signs authenticating his message ⓘ zeal for the covenant of Yahweh ⓘ
legacy	model of prophetic courage ⓘ symbol of prophetic restoration in later Jewish expectation ⓘ
mentionedIn	1 Kings ⓘ 2 Kings ⓘ
mentorOf	Elisha ⓘ
mission	to call Israel back to covenant faithfulness to God ⓘ
opposed	Baal worship in Israel ⓘ
performedMiracle	calling down fire from heaven on Mount Carmel ⓘ calling down fire from heaven on the captains and their fifties sent by King Ahaziah ⓘ
primaryLocationOfMinistry	Jezreel ⓘ linked to: Jezreel Valley Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ Samaria ⓘ
prophesiedAgainst	Ahab’s house ⓘ
prophesiedJudgment	on Jezebel ⓘ on King Ahaziah for seeking Baal-zebub ⓘ
receivedRevelationAt	Mount Horeb ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
role	prophet of Yahweh ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jehoram of Israel → opposedBy → Prophet Elijah (late in Elijah’s ministry) ⓘ

Tribe of Gad → associatedWith → prophet Elijah (traditionally from Gilead in Gad’s region) ⓘ

linked to: Prophet Elijah (late in Elijah’s ministry)

Basilica of the Transfiguration → associatedWithFigure → Prophet Elijah (via Sinai tradition) ⓘ