Battle against Sisera
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The Battle against Sisera was a biblical conflict in which Israelite tribes, led by the prophetess Deborah and the commander Barak, defeated the Canaanite general Sisera and his chariot forces.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle against Sisera canonical | 1 |
| Battle against Sisera and the Canaanites | 1 |
| Canaanite army under Sisera | 1 |
| Judges 4 | 1 |
| battle of Barak and Deborah against Sisera | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6588281 — 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: Battle against Sisera Context triple: [Tribe of Zebulun, foughtIn, Battle against Sisera]
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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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.
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D.
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.
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E.
siege of Lachish
The siege of Lachish was a major 7th-century BCE Assyrian military campaign in Judah, famously depicted in detailed reliefs from King Sennacherib’s palace at Nineveh.
- 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: Battle against Sisera Target entity description: The Battle against Sisera was a biblical conflict in which Israelite tribes, led by the prophetess Deborah and the commander Barak, defeated the Canaanite general Sisera and his chariot forces.
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
siege of Lachish
The siege of Lachish was a major 7th-century BCE Assyrian military campaign in Judah, famously depicted in detailed reliefs from King Sennacherib’s palace at Nineveh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| followedBy |
death of Sisera at the hands of Jael
ⓘ
forty years of peace in Israel ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedPlace |
Harosheth Haggoyim
ⓘ
Mount Tabor ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedTribe |
tribe of Benjamin
ⓘ
tribe of Ephraim ⓘ tribe of Issachar ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Issachar
|
| hasBelligerent |
other Israelite tribes
ⓘ
tribe of Naphtali ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Naphtali
tribe of Zebulun ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Zebulun
|
| hasCause | Canaanite oppression of the Israelites ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Barak
ⓘ
Deborah ⓘ |
| hasDate | period of the Judges ⓘ |
| hasDivineAgent |
Yahweh
ⓘ
linked to:
Adonai
|
| hasKeyFigure |
Barak
ⓘ
Deborah ⓘ Jael ⓘ Sisera ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm |
narrative prose account
ⓘ
victory hymn ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Valley of Jezreel
ⓘ
linked to:
Jezreel Valley
near the River Kishon ⓘ northern Canaan ⓘ
linked to:
Canaan
|
| hasNonParticipantTribe |
tribe of Asher
ⓘ
tribe of Dan ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Dan
tribe of Reuben ⓘ |
| hasOpponentCommander | Sisera ⓘ |
| hasOpposingBelligerent |
Canaanite forces of King Jabin
ⓘ
army of Sisera ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | decisive Israelite victory ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Canaanites
ⓘ
Israelites ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySource |
Book of Judges
ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
|
| hasRelatedWork | Song of Deborah ⓘ |
| hasStrategicElement | ambush near Mount Tabor ⓘ |
| hasTacticalAdvantage | Israelite use of terrain against chariots ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | river plain prone to flooding ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine deliverance
ⓘ
female leadership ⓘ reversal of military power ⓘ |
| hasWeaponUsed | iron chariots ⓘ |
| isDescribedIn |
Judges chapter 4
ⓘ
Judges chapter 5 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Deuteronomistic history
ⓘ
history of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| precededBy | oppression of Israel by King Jabin of Canaan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle against Sisera Description of subject: The Battle against Sisera was a biblical conflict in which Israelite tribes, led by the prophetess Deborah and the commander Barak, defeated the Canaanite general Sisera and his chariot forces.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle against Sisera
linked to: Battle against Sisera
subject linked to:
Judge Barak
linked to: Battle against Sisera
linked to: Battle against Sisera