Jordan Plain
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The Jordan Plain is a fertile lowland region along the lower Jordan River and the Dead Sea, traditionally identified in biblical accounts as the setting of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jordan Plain canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4761945 — 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: Jordan Plain Context triple: [Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, associatedPlace, Jordan Plain]
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A.
La Plaine
La Plaine is a village in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, situated near the French border and served as a terminus by the regional railway network.
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B.
Prosperous Bay Plain
Prosperous Bay Plain is a remote, arid plateau on the island of Saint Helena, notable as the site of the island’s modern airport and associated infrastructure.
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C.
New England Upland
New England Upland is a broad, ancient highland region of the northeastern United States characterized by eroded mountains, rolling plateaus, and rugged terrain formed from resistant crystalline rocks.
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D.
Revermont plain
The Revermont plain is a lowland area in eastern France characterized by gentle hills and agricultural landscapes at the foot of the Jura Mountains.
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E.
Connecticut River Valley
The Connecticut River Valley is a fertile, historically significant region in New England defined by the course of the Connecticut River through several northeastern U.S. states.
- 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: Jordan Plain Target entity description: The Jordan Plain is a fertile lowland region along the lower Jordan River and the Dead Sea, traditionally identified in biblical accounts as the setting of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.
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A.
La Plaine
La Plaine is a village in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, situated near the French border and served as a terminus by the regional railway network.
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B.
Prosperous Bay Plain
Prosperous Bay Plain is a remote, arid plateau on the island of Saint Helena, notable as the site of the island’s modern airport and associated infrastructure.
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C.
New England Upland
New England Upland is a broad, ancient highland region of the northeastern United States characterized by eroded mountains, rolling plateaus, and rugged terrain formed from resistant crystalline rocks.
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D.
Revermont plain
The Revermont plain is a lowland area in eastern France characterized by gentle hills and agricultural landscapes at the foot of the Jura Mountains.
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E.
Connecticut River Valley
The Connecticut River Valley is a fertile, historically significant region in New England defined by the course of the Connecticut River through several northeastern U.S. states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
plain ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Jordanian highlands
ⓘ
Moab plateau ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| borders | Dead Sea ⓘ |
| climate | arid to semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
pilgrimage-related interest
ⓘ
site of biblical narratives of judgment ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToSeaLevel | low ⓘ |
| follows |
lower Jordan River
ⓘ
linked to:
Jordan River
|
| geologicalContext |
Dead Sea Transform fault system
ⓘ
linked to:
Dead Sea Transform fault
|
| hasCharacteristic |
fertile
ⓘ
lowland ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
date palm cultivation
ⓘ
farming ⓘ horticulture ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
cropland
ⓘ
pastureland ⓘ settlements along river corridor ⓘ |
| hasSoilType | alluvial soils ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf |
Transjordan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Transjordan
ancient Canaan ⓘ
linked to:
Canaan
|
| knownFor |
agricultural fertility
ⓘ
biblical associations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
Middle East ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| near |
Dead Sea northern shores
ⓘ
linked to:
Dead Sea shore
|
| partOf |
Jordan Rift Valley
ⓘ
Jordan Valley ⓘ |
| partOfHydrologicalBasin |
Dead Sea basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Dead Sea Rift
Jordan River basin ⓘ
linked to:
Jordan River
|
| traditionalSettingOf |
Gomorrah
ⓘ
Sodom ⓘ biblical Cities of the Plain ⓘ |
| usedFor | irrigated agriculture ⓘ |
| vegetationType | riparian vegetation along Jordan River ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Jordan River
ⓘ
tributary wadis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jordan Plain Description of subject: The Jordan Plain is a fertile lowland region along the lower Jordan River and the Dead Sea, traditionally identified in biblical accounts as the setting of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.