King Ahab
E145868
King Ahab was a 9th-century BCE king of Israel known from the Hebrew Bible for his idolatry, conflict with the prophet Elijah, and marriage to Jezebel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Ahab canonical | 12 |
| King Ahab of Israel | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1276369 — 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: King Ahab Context triple: [Elijah, opposed, King Ahab]
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A.
King Saul
King Saul was the first king of Israel in the Hebrew Bible, known for his troubled reign and eventual downfall, particularly in contrast to his successor, King David.
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B.
Shfar'am
Shfar'am is an ancient, predominantly Arab city in northern Israel known for its historically mixed Muslim, Christian, and Druze population.
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C.
Abimelech
Abimelech is a biblical figure in the Book of Judges known for violently seizing kingship over Shechem and meeting a dramatic death when a woman dropped a millstone on his head.
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D.
King Solomon
King Solomon is a biblical king of ancient Israel renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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E.
Himraja
Himraja is a notable Marathi literary work by the acclaimed poet and writer Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, better known as Kusumagraj.
- 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: King Ahab Target entity description: King Ahab was a 9th-century BCE king of Israel known from the Hebrew Bible for his idolatry, conflict with the prophet Elijah, and marriage to Jezebel.
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A.
King Saul
King Saul was the first king of Israel in the Hebrew Bible, known for his troubled reign and eventual downfall, particularly in contrast to his successor, King David.
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B.
Shfar'am
Shfar'am is an ancient, predominantly Arab city in northern Israel known for its historically mixed Muslim, Christian, and Druze population.
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C.
Abimelech
Abimelech is a biblical figure in the Book of Judges known for violently seizing kingship over Shechem and meeting a dramatic death when a woman dropped a millstone on his head.
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D.
King Solomon
King Solomon is a biblical king of ancient Israel renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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E.
Himraja
Himraja is a notable Marathi literary work by the acclaimed poet and writer Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, better known as Kusumagraj.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical figure
ⓘ
Human ⓘ King of Israel ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Jehoshaphat of Judah
ⓘ
linked to:
King of Judah
|
| associatedWith |
Baal worship in Israel
ⓘ
Prophet Elijah ⓘ
linked to:
Elijah
Prophet Elisha ⓘ
linked to:
Elisha
Prophet Micaiah son of Imlah ⓘ
linked to:
prophet Micaiah
|
| burialPlace | Samaria ⓘ |
| capital | Samaria ⓘ |
| child |
Ahaziah of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Ahaziah
Athaliah ⓘ Jehoram of Israel ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
Prophet Elijah
ⓘ
linked to:
Elijah
Prophet Micaiah son of Imlah ⓘ
linked to:
prophet Micaiah
|
| country |
Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Kingdom of Israel
|
| deathCause | Battle wounds ⓘ |
| deathDateApprox | c. 853 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Ramoth-Gilead
ⓘ
linked to:
Gilʿad
|
| enemy |
Ben-Hadad I of Aram-Damascus
ⓘ
linked to:
Ben-hadad of Aram
Ben-Hadad II of Aram-Damascus ⓘ
linked to:
Ben-hadad of Aram
|
| ethnicGroup | Israelites ⓘ |
| father | Omri ⓘ |
| historicity | Generally regarded as a historically plausible king of Israel ⓘ |
| house | Omride dynasty ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Conflict with the prophet Elijah
ⓘ
Idolatry ⓘ Marriage to Jezebel ⓘ Participation in the Battle of Qarqar ⓘ Wars with Aram-Damascus ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Chronicles
ⓘ
linked to:
Books of Chronicles
Book of Micah ⓘ Books of Kings ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| mother | Unnamed wife of Omri ⓘ |
| name | Ahab ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Confrontation with Elijah on Mount Carmel
ⓘ
Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| predecessor | Omri ⓘ |
| reignEndApprox | c. 853 BCE ⓘ |
| reignOver |
Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Kingdom of Israel
|
| reignStartApprox | c. 874 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Yahwism mixed with Baal worship ⓘ |
| sourceType | Primarily known from religious texts ⓘ |
| spouse | Jezebel ⓘ |
| successor |
Ahaziah of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Ahaziah
|
| timePeriod | 9th century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King Ahab Description of subject: King Ahab was a 9th-century BCE king of Israel known from the Hebrew Bible for his idolatry, conflict with the prophet Elijah, and marriage to Jezebel.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
prophet Micaiah
subject linked to:
prophet Micaiah
linked to: King Ahab
linked to: King Ahab
linked to: King Ahab