"Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho"
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"Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" is a traditional African-American spiritual song that vividly recounts the biblical story of Joshua and the fall of Jericho’s walls.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" canonical | 1 |
| Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho | 1 |
| The Walls of Jericho | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10439454 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" Context triple: [Golden Gate Quartet, performerOf, "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho"]
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A.
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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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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C.
The Dead of Jericho
The Dead of Jericho is a crime novel in Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse series, featuring the detective’s investigation into the mysterious death of a woman he once met.
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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.
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E.
David's Sling
David's Sling is an Israeli medium- to long-range air and missile defense system designed to intercept tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and rockets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" Target entity description: "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" is a traditional African-American spiritual song that vividly recounts the biblical story of Joshua and the fall of Jericho’s walls.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
The Dead of Jericho
The Dead of Jericho is a crime novel in Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse series, featuring the detective’s investigation into the mysterious death of a woman he once met.
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D.
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.
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E.
David's Sling
David's Sling is an Israeli medium- to long-range air and missile defense system designed to intercept tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and rockets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American spiritual
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Christian hymn ⓘ spiritual song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African-American church music
ⓘ
spirituals movement ⓘ |
| authorship | anonymous ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Biblical story of the Battle of Jericho
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Book of Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
African-American religious worship
ⓘ
African-American slavery era ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
gospel
ⓘ
religious music ⓘ spiritual ⓘ |
| influenced |
choral spiritual arrangements
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gospel music tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricMotif |
marching around Jericho
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trumpet blowing ⓘ walls of Jericho falling down ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalForm | call and response ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Elvis Presley
NERFINISHED
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Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahalia Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Robeson NERFINISHED ⓘ The Golden Gate Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
a cappella
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small vocal ensemble ⓘ solo voice with choir response ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| rhythmicStyle | syncopated ⓘ |
| scripturalReference | Joshua 6 ⓘ |
| setting | ancient city of Jericho ⓘ |
| status | traditional ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Old Testament narrative ⓘ |
| symbolism |
freedom from bondage
ⓘ
overcoming obstacles ⓘ |
| theme |
deliverance
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divine intervention ⓘ faith ⓘ victory over oppression ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| tradition | African-American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian worship services
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concert spiritual repertoire ⓘ gospel music performances ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" Description of subject: "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" is a traditional African-American spiritual song that vividly recounts the biblical story of Joshua and the fall of Jericho’s walls.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
this entity surface form:
The Walls of Jericho