High Priest

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The High Priest was the supreme religious leader of ancient Israel, uniquely authorized to enter the Holy of Holies and perform the most sacred rituals, especially on Yom Kippur.

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Label	Occurrences
High Priest of Israel	2
High Priest canonical	1
the High Priest	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16050663 — 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: High Priest
Context triple: [Yom Kippur incense offering, performedBy, High Priest]

A. High Priest
High Priest is a 1968 autobiographical book by Timothy Leary recounting his early psychedelic experiences and experiments.
B. Grand High Priest
The Grand High Priest is the chief presiding officer of a Royal Arch Masonic jurisdiction, overseeing its chapters and ritual work.
C. High Priest of Bel
High Priest of Bel is a character in ancient Near Eastern literature who serves as the chief religious official devoted to the god Bel in the Babylonian narrative tradition.
D. High Priest of Ra
The High Priest of Ra was the chief religious official in ancient Egypt responsible for overseeing the worship and temple rituals dedicated to the sun god Ra.
E. Ananelus (as High Priest)
Ananelus was a Jewish high priest of the late Second Temple period, appointed under Herod the Great and remembered chiefly for the political and dynastic struggles surrounding his tenure.
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: High Priest
Target entity description: The High Priest was the supreme religious leader of ancient Israel, uniquely authorized to enter the Holy of Holies and perform the most sacred rituals, especially on Yom Kippur.

A. High Priest
High Priest is a 1968 autobiographical book by Timothy Leary recounting his early psychedelic experiences and experiments.
B. Grand High Priest
The Grand High Priest is the chief presiding officer of a Royal Arch Masonic jurisdiction, overseeing its chapters and ritual work.
C. High Priest of Bel
High Priest of Bel is a character in ancient Near Eastern literature who serves as the chief religious official devoted to the god Bel in the Babylonian narrative tradition.
D. High Priest of Ra
The High Priest of Ra was the chief religious official in ancient Egypt responsible for overseeing the worship and temple rituals dedicated to the sun god Ra.
E. Ananelus (as High Priest)
Ananelus was a Jewish high priest of the late Second Temple period, appointed under Herod the Great and remembered chiefly for the political and dynastic struggles surrounding his tenure.
F. None of above. chosen