Yohanan the Maccabee
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Yohanan the Maccabee was one of the Maccabean brothers and an early leader in the Jewish revolt against Seleucid rule in the 2nd century BCE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yohanan the Maccabee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10401579 — 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: Yohanan the Maccabee Context triple: [The Source, notableCharacter, Yohanan the Maccabee]
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A.
Eleazar Maccabeus
Eleazar Maccabeus was a Jewish warrior and brother of Judas Maccabeus, renowned for his heroic death in battle during the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire.
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B.
Mattathias
Mattathias was a Jewish priest and patriarch who initiated the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule in the 2nd century BCE.
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C.
Mattathias Antigonus
Mattathias Antigonus was the last Hasmonean king of Judea, who ruled in the 1st century BCE before being deposed by the Romans and Herod the Great.
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D.
Judas Maccabeus
Judas Maccabeus was a 2nd-century BCE Jewish priest and military leader who led the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule and became a symbol of Jewish resistance and religious freedom.
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E.
Alexander of Judea
Alexander of Judea was a Hasmonean prince and son of Herod the Great whose contested lineage and political significance made him a notable figure within the Herodian dynasty.
- 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: Yohanan the Maccabee Target entity description: Yohanan the Maccabee was one of the Maccabean brothers and an early leader in the Jewish revolt against Seleucid rule in the 2nd century BCE.
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A.
Eleazar Maccabeus
Eleazar Maccabeus was a Jewish warrior and brother of Judas Maccabeus, renowned for his heroic death in battle during the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire.
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B.
Mattathias
Mattathias was a Jewish priest and patriarch who initiated the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule in the 2nd century BCE.
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C.
Mattathias Antigonus
Mattathias Antigonus was the last Hasmonean king of Judea, who ruled in the 1st century BCE before being deposed by the Romans and Herod the Great.
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D.
Judas Maccabeus
Judas Maccabeus was a 2nd-century BCE Jewish priest and military leader who led the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule and became a symbol of Jewish resistance and religious freedom.
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E.
Alexander of Judea
Alexander of Judea was a Hasmonean prince and son of Herod the Great whose contested lineage and political significance made him a notable figure within the Herodian dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish rebel leader
ⓘ
Maccabean brother ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hasmonean dynasty
ⓘ
Jewish resistance to Hellenization ⓘ |
| conflict | Maccabean Revolt ⓘ |
| country | Judea ⓘ |
| culture | Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in conflict with Seleucid-aligned forces ⓘ |
| deathPlace | region of Judea ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| familyName |
Hasmonean
ⓘ
linked to:
Hasmonean dynasty
|
| father |
Mattathias ben Johanan
ⓘ
linked to:
Mattathias
|
| givenName | Yohanan ⓘ |
| historicalContext | struggle for Jewish religious and political autonomy under Seleucid rule ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Hasmonean family
ⓘ
linked to:
Hasmonean dynasty
Maccabees ⓘ |
| notableFamilyRole | one of the sons of Mattathias who initiated the revolt ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation in the Maccabean revolt ⓘ |
| opponent | Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Judea ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | early leader in the Jewish revolt against Seleucid rule ⓘ |
| sibling |
Eleazar Avaran
ⓘ
Jonathan Apphus ⓘ Judas Maccabeus ⓘ Simon Thassi ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
1 Maccabees
ⓘ
Josephus (Antiquities of the Jews) ⓘ
linked to:
Antiquities of the Jews
|
| timePeriod | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
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