Zarephath (biblical town)
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Zarephath is an ancient Phoenician coastal town mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, notably as the place where the prophet Elijah stayed with a widow during a severe famine.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zarephath | 1 |
| Zarephath (biblical town) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2654124 — 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: Zarephath (biblical town) Context triple: [Zarephath, New Jersey, namedAfter, Zarephath (biblical town)]
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A.
Bethsaida
Bethsaida was an ancient fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, traditionally known as the hometown of several of Jesus’s apostles in the New Testament.
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B.
Capernaum
Capernaum was an ancient fishing village on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee that became a central setting for Jesus’ ministry in the New Testament.
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C.
Chorazin
Chorazin was an ancient Galilean town near Capernaum, mentioned in the New Testament as one of the cities rebuked by Jesus for its unrepentance despite witnessing his miracles.
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D.
Kfar Nahum
Kfar Nahum is the modern Israeli site identified with the ancient fishing village of Capernaum on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, known for its significant New Testament associations.
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E.
Tabgha
Tabgha is a lakeside area on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel, traditionally revered as the site of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes.
- 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: Zarephath (biblical town) Target entity description: Zarephath is an ancient Phoenician coastal town mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, notably as the place where the prophet Elijah stayed with a widow during a severe famine.
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A.
Bethsaida
Bethsaida was an ancient fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, traditionally known as the hometown of several of Jesus’s apostles in the New Testament.
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B.
Capernaum
Capernaum was an ancient fishing village on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee that became a central setting for Jesus’ ministry in the New Testament.
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C.
Chorazin
Chorazin was an ancient Galilean town near Capernaum, mentioned in the New Testament as one of the cities rebuked by Jesus for its unrepentance despite witnessing his miracles.
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D.
Kfar Nahum
Kfar Nahum is the modern Israeli site identified with the ancient fishing village of Capernaum on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, known for its significant New Testament associations.
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E.
Tabgha
Tabgha is a lakeside area on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel, traditionally revered as the site of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Phoenician city
ⓘ
ancient town ⓘ biblical location ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteType | tell (mound) at Sarafand ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Elijah
ⓘ
widow of Zarephath ⓘ |
| citedAsExampleOf | God’s favor to a non-Israelite widow ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus of Nazareth
|
| country |
Phoenician civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenicia
|
| culture | Phoenician culture ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Sidonian town
ⓘ
coastal town ⓘ |
| event |
Elijah raised the widow’s son
ⓘ
Elijah ⓘ
surface form:
Elijah stayed with a widow during a famine
miracle of the jar of flour and jug of oil not running out ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Kingdom of Sidon
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Sidon (historical association)
|
| hasBiblicalFigure |
Elijah
ⓘ
surface form:
Elijah the Tishbite
widow of Zarephath’s son ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Hebrew (biblical references)
ⓘ
Phoenician language ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenician
|
| hasRoleIn |
narrative of Elijah’s ministry
ⓘ
prophetic sign to Israel in the time of Ahab ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Sidon
ⓘ
Tyre ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| locatedOn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
1 Kings
ⓘ
1 Kings 17 ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Luke 4:26 ⓘ Obadiah ⓘ Obadiah 1:20 ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| modernCountry | Lebanon ⓘ |
| modernSiteCandidate | Sarafand ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Sarephath
ⓘ
Sarepta ⓘ |
| region |
near Sidon
ⓘ
near Tyre ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalTheme |
God’s concern for Gentiles
ⓘ
divine provision during famine ⓘ resurrection miracle ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zarephath (biblical town) Description of subject: Zarephath is an ancient Phoenician coastal town mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, notably as the place where the prophet Elijah stayed with a widow during a severe famine.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Center for Pillar of Fire Ministries
this entity surface form:
Zarephath