Galatians 4:26 (Jerusalem above is free, our mother)
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Galatians 4:26 is a New Testament verse in Paul’s Letter to the Galatians that speaks of the heavenly Jerusalem as a free, spiritual mother of believers, often highlighted in Christian liturgy and theology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galatians 4:25 | 1 |
| Galatians 4:26 (Jerusalem above is free, our mother) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Galatians 4:26 (Jerusalem above is free, our mother) Context triple: [Laetare Sunday, scripturalAssociation, Galatians 4:26 (Jerusalem above is free, our mother)]
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A.
New Jerusalem
New Jerusalem is the symbolic holy city in the Book of Revelation representing God’s perfected, eternal dwelling with the redeemed at the end of time.
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B.
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
"Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives" is a 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Frederic Edwin Church that dramatically depicts the holy city of Jerusalem from the vantage point of the Mount of Olives.
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C.
Northern Jerusalem
Northern Jerusalem is the northern section of Jerusalem, encompassing several residential neighborhoods and institutions and serving as a key gateway area to the city.
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D.
Hills of Jerusalem
Hills of Jerusalem are the elevated landforms in and around the city of Jerusalem that include several historically and religiously significant sites in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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E.
Hephzibah
Hephzibah is a biblical figure known as the wife of King Hezekiah of Judah and mother of King Manasseh.
- 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: Galatians 4:26 (Jerusalem above is free, our mother) Target entity description: Galatians 4:26 is a New Testament verse in Paul’s Letter to the Galatians that speaks of the heavenly Jerusalem as a free, spiritual mother of believers, often highlighted in Christian liturgy and theology.
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A.
New Jerusalem
New Jerusalem is the symbolic holy city in the Book of Revelation representing God’s perfected, eternal dwelling with the redeemed at the end of time.
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B.
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
"Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives" is a 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Frederic Edwin Church that dramatically depicts the holy city of Jerusalem from the vantage point of the Mount of Olives.
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C.
Northern Jerusalem
Northern Jerusalem is the northern section of Jerusalem, encompassing several residential neighborhoods and institutions and serving as a key gateway area to the city.
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D.
Hills of Jerusalem
Hills of Jerusalem are the elevated landforms in and around the city of Jerusalem that include several historically and religiously significant sites in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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E.
Hephzibah
Hephzibah is a biblical figure known as the wife of King Hezekiah of Judah and mother of King Manasseh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible verse
ⓘ
New Testament verse ⓘ |
| addressesAudience | Galatian Christians ⓘ |
| associatedImage | heavenly city as mother ⓘ |
| authorAttributedTo |
Paul the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
|
| book |
Galatians
ⓘ
linked to:
Epistle to the Galatians
|
| canonicalLocation | New Testament ⓘ |
| chapter | 4 ⓘ |
| citedBy | early Church Fathers ⓘ |
| citedIn | patristic exegesis ⓘ |
| contextWithinChapter | allegory of Hagar and Sarah ⓘ |
| contrastConcept | earthly Jerusalem ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Galatians 4:25 ⓘ |
| describesAs |
free
ⓘ
our mother ⓘ |
| genreContext | epistolary argument ⓘ |
| influences |
Christian ecclesiology
ⓘ
Christian eschatology ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
symbol of the Church
ⓘ
symbol of the heavenly city ⓘ |
| keyTerm |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
freedom ⓘ mother ⓘ |
| languageOriginal | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| literaryDevice | allegory ⓘ |
| mentions | Jerusalem above ⓘ |
| partOf |
Epistle to the Galatians
ⓘ
Galatians chapter 4 ⓘ
linked to:
Epistle to the Galatians
|
| relatedConcept |
children of promise
ⓘ
new covenant ⓘ spiritual lineage ⓘ |
| scripturalReferenceForm | Gal 4:26 ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | canonical in most Christian Bibles ⓘ |
| themeRelation |
freedom from the law
ⓘ
identity of believers ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Christian freedom
ⓘ
allegory of two Jerusalems ⓘ heavenly Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to:
New Jerusalem
spiritual motherhood ⓘ |
| traditionUsedIn |
Catholic theology
ⓘ
Orthodox theology ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine theology
Protestant theology ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Christian preaching ⓘ Christian theology ⓘ |
| verseNumber | 26 ⓘ |
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Subject: Galatians 4:26 (Jerusalem above is free, our mother) Description of subject: Galatians 4:26 is a New Testament verse in Paul’s Letter to the Galatians that speaks of the heavenly Jerusalem as a free, spiritual mother of believers, often highlighted in Christian liturgy and theology.
Referenced by (2)
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Galatians 4:26 (Jerusalem above is free, our mother)
linked to: Galatians 4:26 (Jerusalem above is free, our mother)