wilderness near Horeb
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The wilderness near Horeb is the remote desert region traditionally identified with Mount Horeb (or Sinai) where Moses encountered the burning bush and received his divine calling in the biblical narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| wilderness near Horeb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12208776 — 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: wilderness near Horeb Context triple: [Exodus 3, settingLocation, wilderness near Horeb]
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A.
wilderness of Paran
The wilderness of Paran is a desert region in the Sinai or northwestern Arabian area mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a place of wandering and settlement.
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B.
wilderness of Judea
The wilderness of Judea is a rugged, sparsely populated desert region east of Jerusalem and along the Dead Sea, historically associated with prophets, ascetics, and early Christian events.
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C.
wilderness of Paran (in biblical tradition)
The wilderness of Paran in biblical tradition is a desert region in the Sinai/Arabian area known as a place of wandering, refuge, and settlement, particularly associated with Ishmael and early Israelite journeys.
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D.
wilderness of Shur
The wilderness of Shur is a desert region to the northeast of Egypt mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as an early staging area for the Israelites’ post-Exodus wanderings.
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E.
Wilderness of Beersheba
The Wilderness of Beersheba is a desert region in the southern part of ancient Israel, associated in the Bible with Hagar and Ishmael’s wandering and divine encounter.
- 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: wilderness near Horeb Target entity description: The wilderness near Horeb is the remote desert region traditionally identified with Mount Horeb (or Sinai) where Moses encountered the burning bush and received his divine calling in the biblical narrative.
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A.
wilderness of Paran
The wilderness of Paran is a desert region in the Sinai or northwestern Arabian area mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a place of wandering and settlement.
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B.
wilderness of Judea
The wilderness of Judea is a rugged, sparsely populated desert region east of Jerusalem and along the Dead Sea, historically associated with prophets, ascetics, and early Christian events.
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C.
wilderness of Paran (in biblical tradition)
The wilderness of Paran in biblical tradition is a desert region in the Sinai/Arabian area known as a place of wandering, refuge, and settlement, particularly associated with Ishmael and early Israelite journeys.
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D.
wilderness of Shur
The wilderness of Shur is a desert region to the northeast of Egypt mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as an early staging area for the Israelites’ post-Exodus wanderings.
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E.
Wilderness of Beersheba
The Wilderness of Beersheba is a desert region in the southern part of ancient Israel, associated in the Bible with Hagar and Ishmael’s wandering and divine encounter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.