War with Moab

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Old Testament event biblical war military campaign

War with Moab is a biblical conflict recounted in 2 Kings 3, in which the kingdoms of Israel, Judah, and Edom joined forces in a campaign against the rebellious Moabites.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Israel–Moab wars	1
Moabite rebellion against Israel	1
War with Moab canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5625721 — 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: War with Moab
Context triple: [Jehoram of Israel, conflict, War with Moab]

A. Battle of Ramoth-gilead
The Battle of Ramoth-gilead was a biblical conflict in which King Ahab of Israel sought to retake the strategic city of Ramoth-gilead from the Arameans, ultimately leading to his death as recounted in the Books of Kings and Chronicles.
B. Israelite war against Benjamin
The Israelite war against Benjamin was a brutal civil conflict in ancient Israel, recounted in the Book of Judges, in which the other tribes nearly annihilated the tribe of Benjamin after a grievous crime in Gibeah.
C. siege of Abel Beth Maacah
The siege of Abel Beth Maacah was a biblical military blockade of the northern Israelite town of Abel Beth Maacah, where the rebel leader Sheba son of Bichri was cornered and killed, ending his uprising against King David.
D. Battle at Rephidim
The Battle at Rephidim is a biblical conflict in which the Israelites, led by Joshua and supported by Moses’ upheld hands, fought and defeated the Amalekites during the Exodus.
E. Battle of Jericho
The Battle of Jericho is a biblical event in which the Israelites, led by Joshua, captured the fortified city of Jericho after its walls miraculously collapsed following seven days of ritual encirclement and trumpet blasts.
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: War with Moab
Target entity description: War with Moab is a biblical conflict recounted in 2 Kings 3, in which the kingdoms of Israel, Judah, and Edom joined forces in a campaign against the rebellious Moabites.

A. Battle of Ramoth-gilead
The Battle of Ramoth-gilead was a biblical conflict in which King Ahab of Israel sought to retake the strategic city of Ramoth-gilead from the Arameans, ultimately leading to his death as recounted in the Books of Kings and Chronicles.
B. Israelite war against Benjamin
The Israelite war against Benjamin was a brutal civil conflict in ancient Israel, recounted in the Book of Judges, in which the other tribes nearly annihilated the tribe of Benjamin after a grievous crime in Gibeah.
C. siege of Abel Beth Maacah
The siege of Abel Beth Maacah was a biblical military blockade of the northern Israelite town of Abel Beth Maacah, where the rebel leader Sheba son of Bichri was cornered and killed, ending his uprising against King David.
D. Battle at Rephidim
The Battle at Rephidim is a biblical conflict in which the Israelites, led by Joshua and supported by Moses’ upheld hands, fought and defeated the Amalekites during the Exodus.
E. Battle of Jericho
The Battle of Jericho is a biblical event in which the Israelites, led by Joshua, captured the fortified city of Jericho after its walls miraculously collapsed following seven days of ritual encirclement and trumpet blasts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Old Testament event ⓘ biblical war ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
canonicalStatus	part of the Christian Old Testament ⓘ part of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ
cause	rebellion of Moab against Israelite rule ⓘ refusal of Mesha to pay tribute of lambs and wool to Israel ⓘ
chapterReference	2 Kings 3 ⓘ
describedIn	2 Kings 3 ⓘ
featuresEvent	miraculous provision of water in the wilderness ⓘ misinterpretation of water as blood by Moabites ⓘ sacrifice of Mesha’s eldest son on the city wall ⓘ siege of Kir-hareseth ⓘ
hasLocation	Kir-hareseth ⓘ Moab ⓘ territory east of the Dead Sea ⓘ wilderness of Edom ⓘ
hasOpponent	Kingdom of Edom ⓘ linked to: Edom Kingdom of Israel ⓘ linked to: Northern Kingdom of Israel Kingdom of Judah ⓘ Kingdom of Moab ⓘ
hasParticipant	Kingdom of Edom ⓘ linked to: Edom Kingdom of Israel ⓘ linked to: Northern Kingdom of Israel Kingdom of Judah ⓘ Kingdom of Moab ⓘ
hasTheme	divine intervention in warfare ⓘ prophetic guidance in political decisions ⓘ royal rebellion and vassalage ⓘ
includesFigure	Jehoram of Israel ⓘ Jehoshaphat of Judah ⓘ linked to: Jehoshaphat Mesha king of Moab ⓘ linked to: Mesha king of Edom ⓘ linked to: King of Edom (unnamed in Bible) prophet Elisha ⓘ linked to: Elisha
languageOfWork	Biblical Hebrew ⓘ linked to: Hebrew
ledBy	Jehoram of Israel ⓘ Jehoshaphat of Judah ⓘ linked to: Jehoshaphat king of Edom ⓘ
literaryGenre	historical narrative ⓘ
mainAdversary	Kingdom of Moab ⓘ
opposedBy	Mesha king of Moab ⓘ linked to: Mesha
relatedText	Mesha Stele ⓘ
religiousContext	Moabite religion ⓘ Yahwism ⓘ
result	devastation of Moabite towns and fields ⓘ withdrawal of Israelite-Judean-Edomite coalition ⓘ
scripturalBook	Second Book of Kings ⓘ linked to: Book of 2 Kings
timePeriod	reign of Jehoram son of Ahab ⓘ reign of Jehoshaphat king of Judah ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jehoram of Israel → conflict → War with Moab ⓘ

Mesha → conflict → Moabite rebellion against Israel ⓘ

linked to: War with Moab

Jahaz → conflictType → Israel–Moab wars ⓘ