Ashbaal
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Ashbaal (also known as Esh-baal) is a biblical-era personal name associated with ancient Israelite and Canaanite contexts, reflecting the theophoric use of the deity Baal in naming.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ashbaal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19784370 — 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: Ashbaal Context triple: [Esh-baal, hasAlternativeName, Ashbaal]
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A.
Ziba
Ziba is a biblical figure in the Old Testament, known as the former servant of Saul who later served Mephibosheth and interacted with King David during Absalom’s rebellion.
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B.
Sharurah
Sharurah is a remote desert city in southern Saudi Arabia near the Yemeni border, known as a growing urban center within the Najran Region.
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C.
Shaul
Shaul is the Hebrew form of the name Saul, most famously associated with the first king of ancient Israel in the Hebrew Bible.
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D.
Shammah
Shammah is a lesser-known son of Jesse mentioned in the Bible, traditionally recognized as one of King David’s older brothers.
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E.
Shammah
Shammah is a minor biblical figure listed among the descendants of Esau in the Book of Genesis.
- 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: Ashbaal Target entity description: Ashbaal (also known as Esh-baal) is a biblical-era personal name associated with ancient Israelite and Canaanite contexts, reflecting the theophoric use of the deity Baal in naming.
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A.
Ziba
Ziba is a biblical figure in the Old Testament, known as the former servant of Saul who later served Mephibosheth and interacted with King David during Absalom’s rebellion.
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B.
Sharurah
Sharurah is a remote desert city in southern Saudi Arabia near the Yemeni border, known as a growing urban center within the Najran Region.
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C.
Shaul
Shaul is the Hebrew form of the name Saul, most famously associated with the first king of ancient Israel in the Hebrew Bible.
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D.
Shammah
Shammah is a lesser-known son of Jesse mentioned in the Bible, traditionally recognized as one of King David’s older brothers.
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E.
Shammah
Shammah is a minor biblical figure listed among the descendants of Esau in the Book of Genesis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.