Horon (likely Beth-horon or a place in Samaria)
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Horon is an ancient locality, likely identified with Beth-horon or a nearby site in Samaria, known from biblical and post-biblical traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Horon (likely Beth-horon or a place in Samaria) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13378855 — 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: Horon (likely Beth-horon or a place in Samaria) Context triple: [Sanballat the Horonite, possibleOrigin, Horon (likely Beth-horon or a place in Samaria)]
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A.
Persian province of Samaria
The Persian province of Samaria was an administrative district of the Achaemenid Empire in the Levant, centered on the former kingdom of Israel with Samaria as its capital.
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B.
region of Samaria
The region of Samaria is a historic and geographically central area of the ancient Land of Israel, situated between Judea to the south and Galilee to the north.
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C.
Beth-shan
Beth-shan is an ancient Near Eastern city, known from biblical and archaeological records, located at the strategic junction of the Jordan River Valley and Jezreel Valley in modern-day Israel.
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D.
Tel Beth Shemesh
Tel Beth Shemesh is an archaeological mound in central Israel identified with the ancient biblical city of Beth Shemesh, known from both biblical texts and extensive excavations.
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E.
Naharayim/Baqura area
The Naharayim/Baqura area is a historically significant tract of land at the Jordan–Israel border, known for its early hydroelectric power plant and its unique status under the Israel–Jordan peace treaty, which granted special usage arrangements before reverting full control to Jordan.
- 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: Horon (likely Beth-horon or a place in Samaria) Target entity description: Horon is an ancient locality, likely identified with Beth-horon or a nearby site in Samaria, known from biblical and post-biblical traditions.
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A.
Persian province of Samaria
The Persian province of Samaria was an administrative district of the Achaemenid Empire in the Levant, centered on the former kingdom of Israel with Samaria as its capital.
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B.
region of Samaria
The region of Samaria is a historic and geographically central area of the ancient Land of Israel, situated between Judea to the south and Galilee to the north.
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C.
Beth-shan
Beth-shan is an ancient Near Eastern city, known from biblical and archaeological records, located at the strategic junction of the Jordan River Valley and Jezreel Valley in modern-day Israel.
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D.
Tel Beth Shemesh
Tel Beth Shemesh is an archaeological mound in central Israel identified with the ancient biblical city of Beth Shemesh, known from both biblical texts and extensive excavations.
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E.
Naharayim/Baqura area
The Naharayim/Baqura area is a historically significant tract of land at the Jordan–Israel border, known for its early hydroelectric power plant and its unique status under the Israel–Jordan peace treaty, which granted special usage arrangements before reverting full control to Jordan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient locality
ⓘ
biblical place ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | not securely identified archaeologically ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beth-horon
ⓘ
linked to:
Beit Horon
|
| category |
Ancient Near Eastern sites
ⓘ
Biblical geography ⓘ |
| country |
ancient Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Israel
|
| hasReligiousSignificance | yes ⓘ |
| hasUncertainIdentification | true ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Biblical Hebrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| languageOfSecondarySources |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Samaria ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
post-biblical Jewish literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appearance in biblical geographical traditions
ⓘ
association with routes in the hill country of Samaria ⓘ |
| partOf |
ancient land of Israel
ⓘ
historical region of Samaria ⓘ |
| possibleIdentification |
Beth-horon
ⓘ
linked to:
Beit Horon
site near Beth-horon in Samaria ⓘ |
| region | central hill country of Palestine ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceType | textual evidence ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age Levant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Horon (likely Beth-horon or a place in Samaria) Description of subject: Horon is an ancient locality, likely identified with Beth-horon or a nearby site in Samaria, known from biblical and post-biblical traditions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.