Achish king of Gath
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Achish, king of Gath, is a Philistine ruler in the Hebrew Bible known for giving refuge and territory to David during his flight from King Saul.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Achish king of Gath canonical | 1 |
| Achish of Gath | 1 |
| King Achish | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16726378 — 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: Achish king of Gath Context triple: [Ziklag area, associatedRuler, Achish king of Gath]
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A.
King Agag
King Agag is a biblical Amalekite ruler mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, notably in the stories of Saul and Samuel as a symbol of Israel’s divinely mandated conflict with Amalek.
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B.
Talmai king of Geshur
Talmai, king of Geshur, is a biblical monarch known as the maternal grandfather of Absalom and a regional ally connected to King David’s family.
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C.
Jabin, king of Canaan
Jabin, king of Canaan, is a biblical ruler mentioned in the Book of Judges as a powerful Canaanite monarch defeated by the Israelite forces led by Deborah and Barak.
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D.
Cushan-Rishathaim
Cushan-Rishathaim is a foreign king mentioned in the biblical Book of Judges as an oppressor of Israel whom God delivered into the hands of the judge Othniel.
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E.
Shaul
Shaul is the Hebrew form of the name Saul, most famously associated with the first king of ancient Israel in the Hebrew Bible.
- 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: Achish king of Gath Target entity description: Achish, king of Gath, is a Philistine ruler in the Hebrew Bible known for giving refuge and territory to David during his flight from King Saul.
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A.
King Agag
King Agag is a biblical Amalekite ruler mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, notably in the stories of Saul and Samuel as a symbol of Israel’s divinely mandated conflict with Amalek.
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B.
Talmai king of Geshur
Talmai, king of Geshur, is a biblical monarch known as the maternal grandfather of Absalom and a regional ally connected to King David’s family.
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C.
Jabin, king of Canaan
Jabin, king of Canaan, is a biblical ruler mentioned in the Book of Judges as a powerful Canaanite monarch defeated by the Israelite forces led by Deborah and Barak.
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D.
Cushan-Rishathaim
Cushan-Rishathaim is a foreign king mentioned in the biblical Book of Judges as an oppressor of Israel whom God delivered into the hands of the judge Othniel.
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E.
Shaul
Shaul is the Hebrew form of the name Saul, most famously associated with the first king of ancient Israel in the Hebrew Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Achish king of Gath