Rabbah of the Ammonites
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Rabbah of the Ammonites was the principal city and royal capital of the ancient Ammonite kingdom, located east of the Jordan River in the region of modern-day Amman, Jordan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rabbah of the Ammonites canonical | 6 |
| Rabbah | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4852321 — 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: Rabbah of the Ammonites Context triple: [Joab, captured, Rabbah of the Ammonites]
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A.
Shmuel of Nehardea
Shmuel of Nehardea was a leading early Babylonian Talmudic sage renowned for his expertise in civil law and astronomy and for heading the academy in Nehardea.
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B.
Rabbi Meir
Rabbi Meir was a prominent 2nd-century Talmudic sage and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, renowned for his sharp intellect and extensive legal teachings in the Mishnah.
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C.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage of the Mishnah, known as one of the leading disciples who helped transmit and preserve the teachings of Rabbi Akiva after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
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D.
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent second-century Tannaic sage, renowned for his extensive halakhic teachings and frequent citation throughout the Mishnah and Talmud.
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E.
Rav Yehuda
Rav Yehuda was a prominent early Babylonian Amoraic sage and disciple of Rav who played a key role in shaping Talmudic scholarship.
- 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: Rabbah of the Ammonites Target entity description: Rabbah of the Ammonites was the principal city and royal capital of the ancient Ammonite kingdom, located east of the Jordan River in the region of modern-day Amman, Jordan.
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A.
Shmuel of Nehardea
Shmuel of Nehardea was a leading early Babylonian Talmudic sage renowned for his expertise in civil law and astronomy and for heading the academy in Nehardea.
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B.
Rabbi Meir
Rabbi Meir was a prominent 2nd-century Talmudic sage and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, renowned for his sharp intellect and extensive legal teachings in the Mishnah.
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C.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage of the Mishnah, known as one of the leading disciples who helped transmit and preserve the teachings of Rabbi Akiva after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
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D.
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent second-century Tannaic sage, renowned for his extensive halakhic teachings and frequent citation throughout the Mishnah and Talmud.
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E.
Rav Yehuda
Rav Yehuda was a prominent early Babylonian Amoraic sage and disciple of Rav who played a key role in shaping Talmudic scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
royal capital ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rabbah
ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbah of the Ammonites
Rabbath Ammon ⓘ Rabbath of the Ammonites ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbath Ammon
|
| archaeologicalSiteAt |
Citadel Hill of Amman
ⓘ
linked to:
Amman Citadel
|
| associatedWithPeople | Ammonites ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Kingdom of Ammon ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
King David
ⓘ
Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Kingdom of Israel
|
| country | Kingdom of Ammon ⓘ |
| culturalContext | West Semitic ⓘ |
| era | Iron Age ⓘ |
| function |
military stronghold
ⓘ
political center ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| geographicalFeatureNearby |
Jabbok River
ⓘ
linked to:
Jabbok
|
| hasTypeOfGovernment | monarchy ⓘ |
| languageOfInhabitants | Ammonite language ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Jordan River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
Transjordan ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Amman
ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | highland plateau east of the Jordan Valley ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
2 Samuel
ⓘ
Deuteronomy ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Deuteronomy
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| modernName | Amman ⓘ |
| neighboringPolity |
Kingdom of Edom
ⓘ
linked to:
Edom
Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Kingdom of Israel
Kingdom of Moab ⓘ |
| partOf | Iron Age Levantine city-states ⓘ |
| principalCityOf | Kingdom of Ammon ⓘ |
| region | ancient Near East ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Greater Amman area
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Amman Municipality
|
| religionOfInhabitants | Ammonite religion ⓘ |
| roleInBiblicalNarrative |
place of Uriah the Hittite’s death
ⓘ
site of David’s siege against the Ammonites ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center of Ammon
ⓘ
economic hub of Ammon ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled routes between the desert and the Jordan Valley
ⓘ
controlled trade routes in Transjordan ⓘ |
| successorSettlement |
Hellenistic Philadelphia
ⓘ
linked to:
Hellenistic city of Philadelphia (Amman)
Roman Philadelphia ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia (ancient city)
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rabbah of the Ammonites Description of subject: Rabbah of the Ammonites was the principal city and royal capital of the ancient Ammonite kingdom, located east of the Jordan River in the region of modern-day Amman, Jordan.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Og king of Bashan
linked to: Rabbah of the Ammonites
linked to: Rabbah of the Ammonites
linked to: Rabbah of the Ammonites