Valley of Achor
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The Valley of Achor is a location near Jericho in the Hebrew Bible, remembered as the place of Israel’s punishment and later symbolic restoration following Achan’s sin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Valley of Achor canonical | 1 |
| Valley of Achor (biblical reference of hope) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20613917 — 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: Valley of Achor Context triple: [Achan, executedAt, Valley of Achor]
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A.
Valley of Rephaim
The Valley of Rephaim is an ancient valley southwest of Jerusalem mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally associated with battles and the territory of the Philistines.
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B.
Valley of Elah
The Valley of Elah is a biblical valley in Israel traditionally identified as the site of the battle between the young David and the Philistine giant Goliath.
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C.
Oreb hill
Oreb hill is a notable elevation in the Czech Republic known for its religious significance and association with the town of Třebechovice pod Orebem.
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D.
Meribah
Meribah is a biblical location associated with the Israelites’ quarrelling and Moses bringing forth water from the rock, symbolizing testing and strife against God.
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E.
Mount Ebal
Mount Ebal is a prominent mountain in the West Bank historically significant in biblical tradition, particularly as the site associated with the curses in the covenant ceremony described in the Book of Deuteronomy.
- 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: Valley of Achor Target entity description: The Valley of Achor is a location near Jericho in the Hebrew Bible, remembered as the place of Israel’s punishment and later symbolic restoration following Achan’s sin.
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A.
Valley of Rephaim
The Valley of Rephaim is an ancient valley southwest of Jerusalem mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally associated with battles and the territory of the Philistines.
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B.
Valley of Elah
The Valley of Elah is a biblical valley in Israel traditionally identified as the site of the battle between the young David and the Philistine giant Goliath.
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C.
Oreb hill
Oreb hill is a notable elevation in the Czech Republic known for its religious significance and association with the town of Třebechovice pod Orebem.
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D.
Meribah
Meribah is a biblical location associated with the Israelites’ quarrelling and Moses bringing forth water from the rock, symbolizing testing and strife against God.
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E.
Mount Ebal
Mount Ebal is a prominent mountain in the West Bank historically significant in biblical tradition, particularly as the site associated with the curses in the covenant ceremony described in the Book of Deuteronomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
“Petah Tikva” (Hebrew for “Opening of Hope”)
linked to: Valley of Achor