Dothan
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Dothan is an ancient town in the Hebrew Bible, best known as the place where Joseph’s brothers plotted against him and sold him into slavery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dothan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14042419 — 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: Dothan Context triple: [Genesis 37, setting, Dothan]
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A.
Dothan
Dothan is a city in southeastern Alabama known as a regional hub for agriculture and commerce, often referred to as the "Peanut Capital of the World."
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B.
Demopolis
Demopolis is a small historic city in western Alabama known for its antebellum architecture and location at the confluence of the Tombigbee and Black Warrior rivers.
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C.
Eufaula
Eufaula is a historic city in southeastern Alabama known for its well-preserved antebellum architecture and location along the Chattahoochee River.
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D.
Cullman
Cullman is a small city in north-central Alabama known for its German heritage, historic downtown, and proximity to Smith Lake.
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E.
Eufaula, Oklahoma
Eufaula, Oklahoma is a small city in eastern Oklahoma known for its proximity to Lake Eufaula, one of the largest man-made lakes in the United States, which makes it a regional hub for fishing, boating, and outdoor recreation.
- 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: Dothan Target entity description: Dothan is an ancient town in the Hebrew Bible, best known as the place where Joseph’s brothers plotted against him and sold him into slavery.
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A.
Dothan
Dothan is a city in southeastern Alabama known as a regional hub for agriculture and commerce, often referred to as the "Peanut Capital of the World."
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B.
Demopolis
Demopolis is a small historic city in western Alabama known for its antebellum architecture and location at the confluence of the Tombigbee and Black Warrior rivers.
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C.
Eufaula
Eufaula is a historic city in southeastern Alabama known for its well-preserved antebellum architecture and location along the Chattahoochee River.
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D.
Cullman
Cullman is a small city in north-central Alabama known for its German heritage, historic downtown, and proximity to Smith Lake.
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E.
Eufaula, Oklahoma
Eufaula, Oklahoma is a small city in eastern Oklahoma known for its proximity to Lake Eufaula, one of the largest man-made lakes in the United States, which makes it a regional hub for fishing, boating, and outdoor recreation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.