Jaazaniah son of Shaphan
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Jaazaniah son of Shaphan is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Ezekiel as one of the leaders of Judah involved in idolatrous practices before the Babylonian exile.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jaazaniah son of Azzur | 1 |
| Jaazaniah son of Shaphan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19162159 — 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: Jaazaniah son of Shaphan Context triple: [Shaphan the scribe, fatherOf, Jaazaniah son of Shaphan]
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A.
Elasah son of Shaphan
Elasah son of Shaphan was a Judean official in the time of the prophet Jeremiah, known for carrying Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles in Babylon.
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B.
Gemariah son of Shaphan
Gemariah son of Shaphan is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah, known as one of Shaphan the scribe’s sons who was involved in events surrounding the prophet’s scroll.
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C.
Ahikam son of Shaphan
Ahikam son of Shaphan was a Judean official and supporter of the prophet Jeremiah who helped protect him and played a key role in the religious reforms during King Josiah’s reign.
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D.
Zedekiah son of Chenaanah
Zedekiah son of Chenaanah was a court prophet in the Hebrew Bible who falsely assured King Ahab of victory and publicly opposed the true prophet Micaiah.
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E.
Shaphan the scribe
Shaphan the scribe was a royal secretary in the Hebrew Bible who served King Josiah and played a key role in the discovery and reading of the Book of the Law during the temple repairs.
- 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: Jaazaniah son of Shaphan Target entity description: Jaazaniah son of Shaphan is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Ezekiel as one of the leaders of Judah involved in idolatrous practices before the Babylonian exile.
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A.
Elasah son of Shaphan
Elasah son of Shaphan was a Judean official in the time of the prophet Jeremiah, known for carrying Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles in Babylon.
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B.
Gemariah son of Shaphan
Gemariah son of Shaphan is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah, known as one of Shaphan the scribe’s sons who was involved in events surrounding the prophet’s scroll.
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C.
Ahikam son of Shaphan
Ahikam son of Shaphan was a Judean official and supporter of the prophet Jeremiah who helped protect him and played a key role in the religious reforms during King Josiah’s reign.
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D.
Zedekiah son of Chenaanah
Zedekiah son of Chenaanah was a court prophet in the Hebrew Bible who falsely assured King Ahab of victory and publicly opposed the true prophet Micaiah.
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E.
Shaphan the scribe
Shaphan the scribe was a royal secretary in the Hebrew Bible who served King Josiah and played a key role in the discovery and reading of the Book of the Law during the temple repairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jaazaniah son of Shaphan