Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim
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Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim is a biblical town in the central highlands of ancient Israel, noted as the home and seat of the judge Tola.
All labels observed (1)
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| Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22121208 — 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: Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim Context triple: [תּוֹלָע, residence, Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim]
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A.
region of Samaria
The region of Samaria is a historic and geographically central area of the ancient Land of Israel, situated between Judea to the south and Galilee to the north.
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B.
land of Moriah
The land of Moriah is the biblical region traditionally associated with Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac and later identified with the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
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C.
Mount Gerizim area
The Mount Gerizim area is a historically significant region in the central highlands of the West Bank, revered as a sacred site and long-standing religious center by the Samaritan community.
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D.
Naharayim/Baqura area
The Naharayim/Baqura area is a historically significant tract of land at the Jordan–Israel border, known for its early hydroelectric power plant and its unique status under the Israel–Jordan peace treaty, which granted special usage arrangements before reverting full control to Jordan.
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E.
Sychar in Samaria
Sychar in Samaria is a town mentioned in the New Testament as the place where Jesus conversed with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well.
- 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: Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim Target entity description: Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim is a biblical town in the central highlands of ancient Israel, noted as the home and seat of the judge Tola.
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A.
region of Samaria
The region of Samaria is a historic and geographically central area of the ancient Land of Israel, situated between Judea to the south and Galilee to the north.
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B.
land of Moriah
The land of Moriah is the biblical region traditionally associated with Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac and later identified with the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
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C.
Mount Gerizim area
The Mount Gerizim area is a historically significant region in the central highlands of the West Bank, revered as a sacred site and long-standing religious center by the Samaritan community.
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D.
Naharayim/Baqura area
The Naharayim/Baqura area is a historically significant tract of land at the Jordan–Israel border, known for its early hydroelectric power plant and its unique status under the Israel–Jordan peace treaty, which granted special usage arrangements before reverting full control to Jordan.
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E.
Sychar in Samaria
Sychar in Samaria is a town mentioned in the New Testament as the place where Jesus conversed with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.