Mount Ebal
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Ebal canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1744463 — 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: Mount Ebal Context triple: [Nablus, nearbySettlement, Mount Ebal]
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A.
Mount Gilboa
Mount Gilboa is a mountain range in northern Israel historically significant as the biblical site of King Saul’s final battle and death against the Philistines.
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B.
Mount Tabor
Mount Tabor is a prominent hill in northern Israel venerated in Christian tradition as the site of Jesus’ Transfiguration and a longstanding place of pilgrimage.
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C.
Mount Meron
Mount Meron is a prominent mountain in northern Israel known for its religious significance, nature reserves, and status as one of the country's highest peaks.
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D.
Mount Nebo
Mount Nebo is a mountain in present-day Jordan traditionally revered as the place where Moses viewed the Promised Land before he died.
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E.
Mount Nebo
Mount Nebo is a prominent mountain peak in central Utah known for its rugged terrain, scenic hiking trails, and status as the tallest summit in its surrounding range.
- 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: Mount Ebal Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Mount Gilboa
Mount Gilboa is a mountain range in northern Israel historically significant as the biblical site of King Saul’s final battle and death against the Philistines.
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B.
Mount Tabor
Mount Tabor is a prominent hill in northern Israel venerated in Christian tradition as the site of Jesus’ Transfiguration and a longstanding place of pilgrimage.
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C.
Mount Meron
Mount Meron is a prominent mountain in northern Israel known for its religious significance, nature reserves, and status as one of the country's highest peaks.
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D.
Mount Nebo
Mount Nebo is a mountain in present-day Jordan traditionally revered as the place where Moses viewed the Promised Land before he died.
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E.
Mount Nebo
Mount Nebo is a prominent mountain peak in central Utah known for its rugged terrain, scenic hiking trails, and status as the tallest summit in its surrounding range.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical site
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationBy | Adam Zertal ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
covenant ceremony of Deuteronomy 27
ⓘ
tribes pronouncing curses ⓘ |
| biblicalEvent |
offering of sacrifices on an altar
ⓘ
reading of the law by Joshua ⓘ |
| category |
Hebrew Bible mountains
ⓘ
Judean Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Mountains of the West Bank
|
| coordinatesType | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| disputedInterpretation | identification of structure as Joshua’s altar ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 3,080 feet
ⓘ
approximately 940 metres ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | stone structure interpreted by some as altar ⓘ |
| hasType | natural geographic feature ⓘ |
| HebrewName | הר עיבל ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Palestine
ⓘ
West Bank ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Joshua ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| near | Nablus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
archaeological debates about early Israelite cultic site
ⓘ
association with biblical curses ⓘ |
| oppositeOf |
Mount Gerizim area
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Gerizim
|
| overlooks |
Nablus
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Nablus
|
| pairedWith | Mount Gerizim as mountain of blessings and curses ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gilboa Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Samarian Highlands
|
| proximityTo |
Mount Gerizim area
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Gerizim
|
| range | central hill country of Samaria ⓘ |
| region |
West Bank
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern West Bank
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInBiblicalNarrative |
mountain of the curses in covenant ceremony
ⓘ
place where law was to be written on stones ⓘ site of altar commanded by Moses ⓘ |
| sacredTo |
many religious Jews
ⓘ
some Christians ⓘ |
| significance | important site in Israelite covenant theology ⓘ |
| terrain |
rocky
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| usedFor | agriculture on terraced slopes ⓘ |
| viewOf | Nablus valley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mount Ebal Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
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