Pirathon in Ephraim
E466910
Pirathon in Ephraim was a town in the territory of the Israelite tribe of Ephraim, noted in the Hebrew Bible as the hometown of the judge Abdon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pirathon in Ephraim canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4761136 — 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: Pirathon in Ephraim Context triple: [Abdon, associatedWith, Pirathon in Ephraim]
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A.
Mount Ephraim
Mount Ephraim is a historic and affluent residential and commercial area in Royal Tunbridge Wells, known for its elevated position, period architecture, and views over the town and surrounding countryside.
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B.
Bene Ephraim
Bene Ephraim are a small Telugu-speaking community in India that identifies as Jewish, tracing their origins to ancient Israelite ancestry and practicing a form of Judaism blended with local traditions.
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C.
Ephrath
Ephrath is an ancient place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally identified with Bethlehem in the land of Canaan.
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D.
Town of Ephratah, New York
The Town of Ephratah is a small rural municipality in upstate New York known for its agricultural landscape and historic hamlets.
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E.
Ramathaim-zophim
Ramathaim-zophim is an ancient town in the hill country of Ephraim, traditionally identified as the hometown of the prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible.
- 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: Pirathon in Ephraim Target entity description: Pirathon in Ephraim was a town in the territory of the Israelite tribe of Ephraim, noted in the Hebrew Bible as the hometown of the judge Abdon.
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A.
Mount Ephraim
Mount Ephraim is a historic and affluent residential and commercial area in Royal Tunbridge Wells, known for its elevated position, period architecture, and views over the town and surrounding countryside.
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B.
Bene Ephraim
Bene Ephraim are a small Telugu-speaking community in India that identifies as Jewish, tracing their origins to ancient Israelite ancestry and practicing a form of Judaism blended with local traditions.
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C.
Ephrath
Ephrath is an ancient place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally identified with Bethlehem in the land of Canaan.
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D.
Town of Ephratah, New York
The Town of Ephratah is a small rural municipality in upstate New York known for its agricultural landscape and historic hamlets.
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E.
Ramathaim-zophim
Ramathaim-zophim is an ancient town in the hill country of Ephraim, traditionally identified as the hometown of the prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient settlement
ⓘ
biblical judge ⓘ biblical town ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Abdon’s burial place ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe | tribe of Ephraim ⓘ |
| biblicalReference |
Judges 12:13
ⓘ
Judges 12:15 ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Israelite culture ⓘ |
| describedAs | hometown of the judge Abdon ⓘ |
| hasNotableResident | Abdon son of Hillel ⓘ |
| hasUncertainIdentification | exact archaeological site not definitively established ⓘ |
| hometown | Pirathon in Ephraim ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Biblical Hebrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| locatedIn |
ancient Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Israel
territory of the tribe of Ephraim ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Judges
ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
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| partOf | land allotted to the tribe of Ephraim ⓘ |
| region | central hill country of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| religiousTextContext | Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInText | geographical setting for Abdon’s judgeship ⓘ |
| status | extinct town ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age Levant ⓘ |
| traditionallyLocatedIn |
Samaria region (central highlands)
ⓘ
linked to:
Samaria highlands
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pirathon in Ephraim Description of subject: Pirathon in Ephraim was a town in the territory of the Israelite tribe of Ephraim, noted in the Hebrew Bible as the hometown of the judge Abdon.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Pirathon in Ephraim