Arrest of Jesus
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The Arrest of Jesus is the New Testament event in which Jesus is seized by authorities in Gethsemane, setting in motion his trial and crucifixion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arrest of Jesus canonical | 6 |
| Arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane | 1 |
| arrest of Jesus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157282 — 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: Arrest of Jesus Context triple: [Last Supper, followedBy, Arrest of Jesus]
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A.
Crucifixion of Jesus
The Crucifixion of Jesus is the execution of Jesus of Nazareth by Roman authorities outside Jerusalem, a central event in Christian theology believed to bring about human salvation.
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B.
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem is the New Testament event in which Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey while crowds acclaim him as the promised Messiah, marking the beginning of Holy Week.
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C.
Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
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D.
Golgotha
Golgotha is the hill outside ancient Jerusalem traditionally identified as the site of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and a central location in Christian religious history.
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E.
Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross is a Christian devotional practice that meditates on a series of events from Jesus Christ’s Passion and crucifixion, traditionally represented by fourteen images or “stations.”
- 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: Arrest of Jesus Target entity description: The Arrest of Jesus is the New Testament event in which Jesus is seized by authorities in Gethsemane, setting in motion his trial and crucifixion.
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A.
Crucifixion of Jesus
The Crucifixion of Jesus is the execution of Jesus of Nazareth by Roman authorities outside Jerusalem, a central event in Christian theology believed to bring about human salvation.
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B.
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem is the New Testament event in which Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey while crowds acclaim him as the promised Messiah, marking the beginning of Holy Week.
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C.
Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
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D.
Golgotha
Golgotha is the hill outside ancient Jerusalem traditionally identified as the site of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and a central location in Christian religious history.
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E.
Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross is a Christian devotional practice that meditates on a series of events from Jesus Christ’s Passion and crucifixion, traditionally represented by fourteen images or “stations.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament event
ⓘ
biblical event ⓘ event in the life of Jesus ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Holy Week
ⓘ
Maundy Thursday liturgies ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Christian art
ⓘ
Passion plays ⓘ |
| follows | Agony in the Garden ⓘ |
| hasAction |
Jesus heals the servant’s ear
ⓘ
Jesus is bound ⓘ Jesus is seized ⓘ disciple draws a sword ⓘ servant’s ear is cut off ⓘ |
| hasAddressee |
chief priests
ⓘ
elders of the people ⓘ officers of the temple ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedFigure |
Caiaphas
ⓘ
Malchus ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedPlace | Kidron Valley ⓘ |
| hasCause | betrayal by Judas Iscariot ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
Jesus is taken to the high priest
ⓘ
beginning of the Passion sequence ⓘ fulfillment of scriptural prophecies ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Garden of Gethsemane
ⓘ
surface form:
Gethsemane
Mount of Olives ⓘ |
| hasMainParticipant |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus
|
| hasParticipant |
Jewish temple guards
ⓘ
Judas Iscariot ⓘ Peter ⓘ Roman soldiers ⓘ disciples of Jesus ⓘ |
| hasQuotation |
“All who draw the sword will die by the sword.”
ⓘ
“Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?” ⓘ |
| hasSign | kiss of Judas ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
fulfillment of Scripture ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ obedience of Jesus ⓘ |
| hasTime | night ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
Gospel of John
ⓘ
Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| partOf |
Passion of Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Passion of Jesus
|
| precedes |
Crucifixion of Jesus
ⓘ
Trial of Jesus ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish trial of Jesus
trial of Jesus before Pontius Pilate ⓘ trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Arrest of Jesus Description of subject: The Arrest of Jesus is the New Testament event in which Jesus is seized by authorities in Gethsemane, setting in motion his trial and crucifixion.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
arrest of Jesus