Joshua son of Jehozadak
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Joshua son of Jehozadak was the high priest of the Jewish community during the early post-exilic period, serving alongside Zerubbabel in the rebuilding and restoration of worship at the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joshua son of Jehozadak canonical | 9 |
| Jeshua son of Jozadak | 3 |
| Joshua the high priest | 3 |
| Joshua | 2 |
| Jeshua son of Jehozadak | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T376812 — 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: Joshua son of Jehozadak Context triple: [Second Temple in Jerusalem, associatedWith, Joshua son of Jehozadak]
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A.
Joshua
Joshua is a book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that narrates the Israelite conquest and settlement of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua.
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B.
Yoshua
Yoshua is a male given name most notably borne by Yoshua Bengio, a pioneering Canadian computer scientist and deep learning researcher.
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C.
Heman the Ezrahite
Heman the Ezrahite is a biblical figure traditionally regarded as the wise author of Psalm 88 and noted for his exceptional wisdom in the Old Testament.
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D.
Simon bar Giora
Simon bar Giora was a prominent Jewish rebel leader during the First Jewish–Roman War, known for commanding revolutionary forces in Jerusalem before its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE.
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E.
Ethan the Ezrahite
Ethan the Ezrahite is a wise biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament, traditionally credited with composing Psalm 89.
- 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: Joshua son of Jehozadak Target entity description: Joshua son of Jehozadak was the high priest of the Jewish community during the early post-exilic period, serving alongside Zerubbabel in the rebuilding and restoration of worship at the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
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A.
Joshua
Joshua is a book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that narrates the Israelite conquest and settlement of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua.
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B.
Yoshua
Yoshua is a male given name most notably borne by Yoshua Bengio, a pioneering Canadian computer scientist and deep learning researcher.
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C.
Heman the Ezrahite
Heman the Ezrahite is a biblical figure traditionally regarded as the wise author of Psalm 88 and noted for his exceptional wisdom in the Old Testament.
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D.
Simon bar Giora
Simon bar Giora was a prominent Jewish rebel leader during the First Jewish–Roman War, known for commanding revolutionary forces in Jerusalem before its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE.
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E.
Ethan the Ezrahite
Ethan the Ezrahite is a wise biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament, traditionally credited with composing Psalm 89.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical figure
ⓘ
High Priest of Israel ⓘ Post-exilic Jewish leader ⓘ |
| activity |
Second Temple in Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
Rebuilding of the Second Temple
Rebuilding of the altar in Jerusalem ⓘ Restoration of sacrificial worship ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Haggai
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Haggai
prophet Zechariah ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Zechariah
|
| biblicalRole | High priest during the reign of Darius I of Persia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Judah ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish people ⓘ |
| familyBackground |
Descendant of Aaron
ⓘ
Descendant of Zadok ⓘ |
| father | Jehozadak ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | YHWH is salvation ⓘ |
| memberOf | Priestly family of Zadok ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Ezra–Nehemiah
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Ezra
Book of Haggai ⓘ Ezra–Nehemiah ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Nehemiah
Book of Zechariah ⓘ |
| name |
Joshua son of Jehozadak
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Jeshua son of Jehozadak
Joshua son of Jehozadak self-link ⓘ |
| officeLocation |
Jewish Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Temple in Jerusalem
|
| oversaw |
Celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles after the return
ⓘ
Reinstitution of daily offerings ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Second Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High Priest
ⓘ
High Priest of the returned exiles ⓘ |
| propheticSymbol | Type of the coming Branch (Messiah) in Zechariah ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
Consecration of the rebuilt Temple
ⓘ
Leading priestly service ⓘ Offering sacrifices ⓘ |
| residence | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
Leader of the first group of Jewish returnees from Babylon
ⓘ
Religious leader of the community of returned exiles ⓘ |
| roleInText |
Central priestly figure in early chapters of Ezra
ⓘ
Figure in priestly visions in Zechariah ⓘ Recipient of prophetic encouragement in Haggai ⓘ |
| successor | Joiakim son of Jeshua ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Second Temple period
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Post-exilic period ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf |
Darius I of Persia
ⓘ
surface form:
King Darius I
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Empire
|
| workedWith |
Zerubbabel
ⓘ
surface form:
Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joshua son of Jehozadak Description of subject: Joshua son of Jehozadak was the high priest of the Jewish community during the early post-exilic period, serving alongside Zerubbabel in the rebuilding and restoration of worship at the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jeshua son of Jozadak
subject surface form:
Zechariah
subject surface form:
Zechariah
this entity surface form:
Joshua the high priest
this entity surface form:
Jeshua son of Jehozadak
this entity surface form:
Joshua
this entity surface form:
Joshua the high priest
this entity surface form:
Joshua
this entity surface form:
Jeshua son of Jozadak
this entity surface form:
Jeshua son of Jozadak