Asa of Judah
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Asa of Judah was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, noted in the Hebrew Bible for his religious reforms and efforts to abolish idolatry.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jehoshaphat | 2 |
| Asa of Judah canonical | 1 |
| King Asa of Judah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6500916 — 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: Asa of Judah Context triple: [Maacah daughter of Absalom, deposedBy, Asa of Judah]
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A.
Abijah
Abijah was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, known for his brief reign following his father Rehoboam and his conflicts with the northern kingdom of Israel.
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B.
Amon, king of Judah
Amon, king of Judah, was a late 7th-century BCE monarch of the Kingdom of Judah whose brief and idolatrous reign ended in assassination, leading to the succession of his son Josiah.
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C.
Jozue
Jozue is a given name and form of the biblical name Joshua, used in various European languages and traditions.
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D.
Jotham
Jotham is a biblical figure, the youngest son of Gideon (Jerubbaal), known for delivering a prophetic parable against his brother Abimelech in the Book of Judges.
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E.
Rehoboam
Rehoboam was a king of ancient Judah, best known for his harsh policies that led to the division of the united monarchy of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms.
- 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: Asa of Judah Target entity description: Asa of Judah was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, noted in the Hebrew Bible for his religious reforms and efforts to abolish idolatry.
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A.
Abijah
Abijah was a king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible, known for his brief reign following his father Rehoboam and his conflicts with the northern kingdom of Israel.
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B.
Amon, king of Judah
Amon, king of Judah, was a late 7th-century BCE monarch of the Kingdom of Judah whose brief and idolatrous reign ended in assassination, leading to the succession of his son Josiah.
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C.
Jozue
Jozue is a given name and form of the biblical name Joshua, used in various European languages and traditions.
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D.
Jotham
Jotham is a biblical figure, the youngest son of Gideon (Jerubbaal), known for delivering a prophetic parable against his brother Abimelech in the Book of Judges.
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E.
Rehoboam
Rehoboam was a king of ancient Judah, best known for his harsh policies that led to the division of the united monarchy of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
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human ⓘ king of Judah ⓘ |
| ally | Ben-Hadad I of Aram-Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Battle against Zerah the Ethiopian ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hebrew Bible kings
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Kings of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Testament people ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | early first millennium BCE (traditional biblical chronology) ⓘ |
| chronologicalNote | reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem (biblical claim) ⓘ |
| conflict | war with Baasha king of Israel ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Books of Chronicles
NERFINISHED
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Books of Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Davidic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Divided Monarchy of Israel and Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evaluationInKings | did what was right in the eyes of the Lord ⓘ |
| father |
Abijah of Judah
NERFINISHED
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Abijam of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| healthIssue | disease in his feet in his old age ⓘ |
| house | House of David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | possibly means healer or physician in Hebrew ⓘ |
| mother | Maacah bat Abishalom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction |
abolition of idolatry in Judah
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deposition of Maacah from her position as queen mother ⓘ expulsion of male cult prostitutes from the land ⓘ fortification of cities in Judah ⓘ removal of high places and altars to foreign gods ⓘ renewal of the covenant to seek the Lord ⓘ reorganization of the army of Judah ⓘ |
| notableWork | religious reforms in Judah ⓘ |
| opponent |
Baasha of Israel
NERFINISHED
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Zerah the Ethiopian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | City of David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Abijam of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Yahwism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Azubah bat Shilhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Jehoshaphat of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
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Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Asa of Judah Description of subject: Asa of Judah was a king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, noted in the Hebrew Bible for his religious reforms and efforts to abolish idolatry.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.