Gog of the land of Magog

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Hebrew Bible character biblical prophetic figure eschatological enemy leader

Gog of the land of Magog is a prophetic figure in the Hebrew Bible depicted as a future enemy leader who will launch a climactic attack against Israel before being decisively defeated by God.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Magog	9
Gog	7
Gog and Magog	7
Gog of the land of Magog canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T651960 — 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: Gog of the land of Magog
Context triple: [Book of Ezekiel, hasKeyImage, Gog of the land of Magog]

A. Hamutal
Hamutal was a queen of Judah, known as the mother of the last king of Judah, Zedekiah, during the final years before the Babylonian exile.
B. Nimrod
Nimrod is a 1997 studio album by American punk rock band Green Day, best known for its blend of punk energy with more experimental and melodic tracks.
C. Golus
Golus is a Yiddish term referring to the Jewish exile and dispersion from their ancestral homeland, encompassing both the physical diaspora and its spiritual-historical implications.
D. Hudra
The Hudra is a principal liturgical book of the Syriac tradition, containing prayers, hymns, and rites used throughout the liturgical year.
E. Neriglissar
Neriglissar was a 6th-century BCE king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, known for seizing the throne after Nebuchadnezzar II’s son and for his building projects in Babylon.
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: Gog of the land of Magog
Target entity description: Gog of the land of Magog is a prophetic figure in the Hebrew Bible depicted as a future enemy leader who will launch a climactic attack against Israel before being decisively defeated by God.

A. Hamutal
Hamutal was a queen of Judah, known as the mother of the last king of Judah, Zedekiah, during the final years before the Babylonian exile.
B. Nimrod
Nimrod is a 1997 studio album by American punk rock band Green Day, best known for its blend of punk energy with more experimental and melodic tracks.
C. Golus
Golus is a Yiddish term referring to the Jewish exile and dispersion from their ancestral homeland, encompassing both the physical diaspora and its spiritual-historical implications.
D. Hudra
The Hudra is a principal liturgical book of the Syriac tradition, containing prayers, hymns, and rites used throughout the liturgical year.
E. Neriglissar
Neriglissar was a 6th-century BCE king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, known for seizing the throne after Nebuchadnezzar II’s son and for his building projects in Babylon.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hebrew Bible character ⓘ biblical prophetic figure ⓘ eschatological enemy leader ⓘ
aftermath	burial in the valley of Hamon-gog ⓘ burning of weapons for seven years ⓘ seven months of burying the dead ⓘ
appearsIn	Book of Ezekiel ⓘ
associatedWith	Beth-togarmah ⓘ Cush ⓘ Gomer ⓘ Magog ⓘ linked to: Gog of the land of Magog Meshech ⓘ Persia ⓘ Put ⓘ Tubal ⓘ end-time war ⓘ
canonicalStatus	part of the Christian Old Testament ⓘ part of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ
defeatedBy	God ⓘ
defeatedIn	mountains of Israel ⓘ
describedAs	prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal ⓘ
eschatologicalEvent	final battle against Israel ⓘ
fate	destroyed by divine intervention ⓘ
genreContext	apocalyptic prophecy ⓘ
interpretedAs	literal future ruler in some traditions ⓘ symbolic figure in some traditions ⓘ
leads	a vast army ⓘ nations from the north ⓘ
mentionedIn	Ezekiel 38 ⓘ linked to: Book of Ezekiel Ezekiel 39 ⓘ
opposes	God of Israel ⓘ linked to: YHWH Israel ⓘ
purposeInText	to demonstrate God’s sovereignty over nations ⓘ to display God’s holiness ⓘ
relatedConcept	Gog and Magog ⓘ linked to: Gog of the land of Magog
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
roleInProphecy	future invader of Israel ⓘ leader of a coalition of nations ⓘ
sourceTextLanguage	Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
symbolizes	hostile nations ⓘ ultimate enemies of God ⓘ
textualCategory	prophetic literature ⓘ
theme	divine judgment ⓘ universal recognition of God ⓘ vindication of Israel ⓘ
timeContext	end-times ⓘ latter days ⓘ

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