Elon the Hittite
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Elon the Hittite is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis as a Hittite man whose daughter Basemath became one of Esau’s wives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elon the Hittite canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14629812 — 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: Elon the Hittite Context triple: [Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite, father, Elon the Hittite]
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A.
Beeri the Hittite
Beeri the Hittite is a minor biblical figure known primarily as the Hittite father of Judith, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Ephron the Hittite
Ephron the Hittite is a biblical figure known for selling the cave of Machpelah in Hebron to Abraham as a family burial site.
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C.
Elon the Zebulunite
Elon the Zebulunite was a minor biblical judge of Israel from the tribe of Zebulun mentioned in the Book of Judges.
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D.
Hyllus
Hyllus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Heracles and Deianira, often associated with the Dorian invasion and the Heracleidae.
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E.
Atra-hasis
Atra-hasis is a legendary wise man and flood hero from ancient Mesopotamian mythology, best known from the Akkadian Atra-Hasis Epic that recounts a great deluge sent by the gods.
- 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: Elon the Hittite Target entity description: Elon the Hittite is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis as a Hittite man whose daughter Basemath became one of Esau’s wives.
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A.
Beeri the Hittite
Beeri the Hittite is a minor biblical figure known primarily as the Hittite father of Judith, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Ephron the Hittite
Ephron the Hittite is a biblical figure known for selling the cave of Machpelah in Hebron to Abraham as a family burial site.
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C.
Elon the Zebulunite
Elon the Zebulunite was a minor biblical judge of Israel from the tribe of Zebulun mentioned in the Book of Judges.
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D.
Hyllus
Hyllus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Heracles and Deianira, often associated with the Dorian invasion and the Heracleidae.
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E.
Atra-hasis
Atra-hasis is a legendary wise man and flood hero from ancient Mesopotamian mythology, best known from the Akkadian Atra-Hasis Epic that recounts a great deluge sent by the gods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.