Josiah
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Josiah was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, known for his religious reforms and efforts to restore the worship of Yahweh.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Josiah canonical | 66 |
| King Josiah | 9 |
| King Josiah of Judah | 6 |
| Jehoahaz | 1 |
| Josiah’s Reformation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T529864 — 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: Josiah Context triple: [Zedekiah, father, Josiah]
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A.
Rehoboam
Rehoboam was a king of ancient Judah, best known for his harsh policies that led to the division of the united monarchy of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms.
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B.
King Zedekiah of Judah
King Zedekiah of Judah was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Judah, whose reign ended with Jerusalem’s destruction by Babylon and his own capture and deportation.
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C.
Zerubbabel
Zerubbabel was a Jewish leader and governor of Judah under Persian rule who oversaw the rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
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D.
Joseph
Joseph is the first name of J. C. R. Licklider, a pioneering computer scientist often regarded as a key figure in the development of the internet and interactive computing.
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E.
Joseph
Joseph is the husband of Mary in the New Testament and the earthly guardian of Jesus, venerated in Christianity as a model of humility, obedience, and fatherhood.
- 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: Josiah Target entity description: Josiah was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, known for his religious reforms and efforts to restore the worship of Yahweh.
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A.
Rehoboam
Rehoboam was a king of ancient Judah, best known for his harsh policies that led to the division of the united monarchy of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms.
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B.
King Zedekiah of Judah
King Zedekiah of Judah was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Judah, whose reign ended with Jerusalem’s destruction by Babylon and his own capture and deportation.
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C.
Zerubbabel
Zerubbabel was a Jewish leader and governor of Judah under Persian rule who oversaw the rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
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D.
Joseph
Joseph is the first name of J. C. R. Licklider, a pioneering computer scientist often regarded as a key figure in the development of the internet and interactive computing.
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E.
Joseph
Joseph is the husband of Mary in the New Testament and the earthly guardian of Jesus, venerated in Christianity as a model of humility, obedience, and fatherhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew Bible character
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ king of Judah ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| ancestor | King David ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Book of the Law
ⓘ
Deuteronomy (scholarly association) ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Deuteronomy
|
| battle | Battle of Megiddo ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| capitalOfKingdom | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| covenantAction | renewed covenant before Yahweh ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Megiddo ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Davidic dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
King Davidic dynasty
|
| era | late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| evaluationInKings | praised as righteous king ⓘ |
| father | Amon ⓘ |
| givenName | Josiah ⓘ |
| grandfather |
Manasseh
ⓘ
linked to:
Manasseh, king of Judah
|
| holyBookMention |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| knownFor |
Passover celebration in Jerusalem
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abolition of rural shrines ⓘ centralization of worship in Jerusalem ⓘ covenant renewal ⓘ religious reforms ⓘ restoration of the worship of Yahweh ⓘ suppression of idolatry ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Biblical Hebrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| mentionedIn |
2 Chronicles
ⓘ
linked to:
Books of Chronicles
2 Kings ⓘ Jeremiah ⓘ |
| mother | Jedidah ⓘ |
| opponentInBattle |
Necho II of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Necho II
|
| ordered | reading of the Book of the Law to the people ⓘ |
| performed | Temple repairs ⓘ |
| policy |
centralization of sacrifice at the Jerusalem Temple
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destruction of idols and altars to other gods ⓘ purging of pagan practices from the Temple ⓘ removal of high places ⓘ |
| predecessor | Amon ⓘ |
| reignEndApprox | 609 BCE ⓘ |
| reignOver | Kingdom of Judah ⓘ |
| reignStartApprox | 640 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Yahwism ⓘ |
| successor |
Jehoahaz
ⓘ
Jehoiakim ⓘ |
| temple |
Solomon's Temple
ⓘ
linked to:
First Temple in Jerusalem
|
| tribe | Tribe of Judah ⓘ |
| worshipCentralPlace |
Jerusalem Temple
ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish Temple
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Josiah Description of subject: Josiah was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, known for his religious reforms and efforts to restore the worship of Yahweh.
Referenced by (83)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
King Zedekiah of Judah
linked to: Josiah
linked to: Josiah
linked to: Josiah
linked to: Josiah
subject linked to:
Battle of Megiddo
subject linked to:
Battle of Megiddo