Land of Zebulun
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The Land of Zebulun was the allotted territory in ancient Israel associated with the tribe of Zebulun, traditionally located in the northern region near Galilee.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Land of Zebulun canonical | 1 |
| territory of Zebulun | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6588258 — 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: Land of Zebulun Context triple: [Tribe of Zebulun, hasTerritory, Land of Zebulun]
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A.
Zebulun
Zebulun is one of the twelve sons of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible and the traditional ancestor of the Israelite Tribe of Zebulun.
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B.
Land of Canaan
The Land of Canaan is the ancient Near Eastern region traditionally regarded in the Hebrew Bible as the divinely promised homeland of the Israelites and a central setting for much of biblical history.
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C.
Zabulon
Zabulon is a variant form of the biblical given name Zebulun, traditionally associated with one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
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D.
זְבֻלוּן
זְבֻלוּן הוא שם עברי מקראי, המזוהה בעיקר עם אחד משבטי ישראל ובנו של יעקב.
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E.
Song of Deborah
The Song of Deborah is an ancient Hebrew victory hymn in the Bible that celebrates Israel’s triumph over Canaanite forces under the leadership of the prophetess Deborah and the commander Barak.
- 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: Land of Zebulun Target entity description: The Land of Zebulun was the allotted territory in ancient Israel associated with the tribe of Zebulun, traditionally located in the northern region near Galilee.
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A.
Zebulun
Zebulun is one of the twelve sons of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible and the traditional ancestor of the Israelite Tribe of Zebulun.
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B.
Land of Canaan
The Land of Canaan is the ancient Near Eastern region traditionally regarded in the Hebrew Bible as the divinely promised homeland of the Israelites and a central setting for much of biblical history.
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C.
Zabulon
Zabulon is a variant form of the biblical given name Zebulun, traditionally associated with one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
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D.
זְבֻלוּן
זְבֻלוּן הוא שם עברי מקראי, המזוהה בעיקר עם אחד משבטי ישראל ובנו של יעקב.
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E.
Song of Deborah
The Song of Deborah is an ancient Hebrew victory hymn in the Bible that celebrates Israel’s triumph over Canaanite forces under the leadership of the prophetess Deborah and the commander Barak.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical territory
ⓘ
region of ancient Israel ⓘ tribal allotment ⓘ |
| allocationMethod | casting lots ⓘ |
| allottedBy | Joshua ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tribe of Zebulun ⓘ |
| biblicalTribeCountContext | one of twelve tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Land of Asher
ⓘ
Land of Issachar ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Issachar
Land of Manasseh ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Manasseh
Land of Naphtali ⓘ
linked to:
Naphtali
|
| country |
Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Kingdom of Israel
|
| covenantalStatus | part of Israelite covenant land ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Israelite society ⓘ |
| describedAs |
land by the way of the sea
ⓘ
region of Galilee of the nations ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | ancient Near East ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalReference |
Isaiah 9:1
ⓘ
Joshua 19 ⓘ Judges 1 ⓘ Matthew 4:13–15 ⓘ |
| hasType |
biblical geographic entity
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| languageContext | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Israel ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Galilee ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Isaiah
ⓘ
Book of Joshua ⓘ Book of Judges ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
Gospel of Matthew ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| namedAfter | Zebulun ⓘ |
| partOf | Promised Land ⓘ |
| presentDayApproximation |
Lower Galilee region of modern Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Lower Galilee
|
| regionType | inland territory near Galilee ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| roleInBiblicalNarrative | one of the twelve tribal inheritances ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| significance | associated with prophecies about light in Galilee ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age Levant ⓘ |
| tribalTerritoryOf | Zebulun ⓘ |
| ZebulunIs |
patriarch of Israelite tribe
ⓘ
son of Jacob ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Land of Zebulun Description of subject: The Land of Zebulun was the allotted territory in ancient Israel associated with the tribe of Zebulun, traditionally located in the northern region near Galilee.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Land of Zebulun