Philistine army
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The Philistine army is the military force of the Philistines that opposes the Israelites in several biblical narratives, most famously in the story of David and Goliath.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philistine army canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4814931 — 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: Philistine army Context triple: [David and Goliath, hasCharacter, Philistine army]
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A.
Israelite army
The Israelite army in the David and Goliath story is the force of King Saul’s soldiers who face the Philistines but are initially paralyzed by fear of the giant warrior Goliath until David steps forward to fight him.
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B.
Perizzites
The Perizzites were an ancient people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as inhabitants of Canaan prior to the Israelite settlement.
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C.
Persian army
The Persian army was the formidable military force of the ancient Persian Empire, known for its vast size, diverse troops from many subject peoples, and major clashes with Greek city-states during the Greco-Persian Wars.
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D.
Spartan army
The Spartan army was the highly disciplined and professional land force of ancient Sparta, renowned for its rigorous training, strict military culture, and effectiveness in hoplite warfare.
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E.
Carthaginian army
The Carthaginian army was the military force of the ancient city-state of Carthage, renowned for its diverse mercenary troops and brilliant commanders like Hannibal during the Punic Wars against Rome.
- 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: Philistine army Target entity description: The Philistine army is the military force of the Philistines that opposes the Israelites in several biblical narratives, most famously in the story of David and Goliath.
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A.
Israelite army
The Israelite army in the David and Goliath story is the force of King Saul’s soldiers who face the Philistines but are initially paralyzed by fear of the giant warrior Goliath until David steps forward to fight him.
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B.
Perizzites
The Perizzites were an ancient people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as inhabitants of Canaan prior to the Israelite settlement.
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C.
Persian army
The Persian army was the formidable military force of the ancient Persian Empire, known for its vast size, diverse troops from many subject peoples, and major clashes with Greek city-states during the Greco-Persian Wars.
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D.
Spartan army
The Spartan army was the highly disciplined and professional land force of ancient Sparta, renowned for its rigorous training, strict military culture, and effectiveness in hoplite warfare.
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E.
Carthaginian army
The Carthaginian army was the military force of the ancient city-state of Carthage, renowned for its diverse mercenary troops and brilliant commanders like Hannibal during the Punic Wars against Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient military force
ⓘ
army ⓘ biblical military force ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ashdod
ⓘ
Ashkelon ⓘ Ekron ⓘ Gath ⓘ Gaza ⓘ
linked to:
Gaza Strip
Philistine pentapolis ⓘ
linked to:
Five Cities of the Philistines
|
| captures | Ark of the Covenant ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Achish of Gath
ⓘ
linked to:
Achish king of Gath
Philistine lords ⓘ
linked to:
Philistines
kings of Philistine city-states ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
Battle of Aphek
ⓘ
Battle of Ebenezer ⓘ Battle of Gilboa ⓘ
linked to:
battle of Gilboa
Battle of Mizpah ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOfOrigin | Philistines ⓘ |
| famousFor |
battle at the Valley of Elah
ⓘ
conflict with Israelite army in the David and Goliath narrative ⓘ repeated wars against the Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| languageContext | described in Biblical Hebrew texts ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
1 Samuel
ⓘ
Book of Samuel ⓘ
linked to:
Books of Samuel
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| notableMember |
Goliath of Gath
ⓘ
linked to:
Goliath
Philistine champions ⓘ |
| opposes |
David
ⓘ
Saul ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | Israelites ⓘ |
| region |
coastal Canaan
ⓘ
southern Levant ⓘ |
| religion | Philistine religion ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | primary antagonist to Israel in several biblical stories ⓘ |
| sourceType |
ancient narrative tradition
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
early first millennium BCE ⓘ late second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| uses |
archers
ⓘ
chariots ⓘ infantry ⓘ iron weapons ⓘ slingers ⓘ |
| worships |
Astarte
ⓘ
Baal ⓘ Dagon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philistine army Description of subject: The Philistine army is the military force of the Philistines that opposes the Israelites in several biblical narratives, most famously in the story of David and Goliath.
Referenced by (3)
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