Yohanan ben Gedaliah (governor of Judah, often rendered as Johanan)
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Yohanan ben Gedaliah, often rendered Johanan, was a post-exilic Jewish leader mentioned in the Hebrew Bible who opposed the Babylonian-appointed governor Gedaliah and later led surviving Judeans toward Egypt after Gedaliah’s assassination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yohanan ben Gedaliah (governor of Judah, often rendered as Johanan) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16869993 — 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 ben Gedaliah (governor of Judah, often rendered as Johanan) Context triple: [Yohanan, hasNotableBearer, Yohanan ben Gedaliah (governor of Judah, often rendered as Johanan)]
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A.
Gedaliah ben Ahikam
Gedaliah ben Ahikam was a Judean governor appointed by the Babylonians after the destruction of the First Temple, whose assassination is commemorated by the Jewish Fast of Gedaliah.
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B.
Rabbi Yudan ben Yose
Rabbi Yudan ben Yose was a Jewish sage of the Talmudic era, known as a rabbinic scholar and the son of the prominent tannaitic authority Rabbi Yose ben Halafta.
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C.
Joiakim son of Jeshua
Joiakim son of Jeshua was a post-exilic high priest of Israel who led the priesthood in Jerusalem after the return from Babylonian captivity.
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D.
Judah bar Ezekiel
Judah bar Ezekiel was a prominent third-century Babylonian Amora and Talmudic sage who played a key role in shaping rabbinic scholarship in Babylonia.
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E.
Rabbenu Yonah
Rabbenu Yonah was a prominent 13th-century Spanish rabbi and ethicist, best known for his influential mussar work "Shaarei Teshuvah" (Gates of Repentance) and his status as a leading Rishon.
- 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 ben Gedaliah (governor of Judah, often rendered as Johanan) Target entity description: Yohanan ben Gedaliah, often rendered Johanan, was a post-exilic Jewish leader mentioned in the Hebrew Bible who opposed the Babylonian-appointed governor Gedaliah and later led surviving Judeans toward Egypt after Gedaliah’s assassination.
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A.
Gedaliah ben Ahikam
Gedaliah ben Ahikam was a Judean governor appointed by the Babylonians after the destruction of the First Temple, whose assassination is commemorated by the Jewish Fast of Gedaliah.
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B.
Rabbi Yudan ben Yose
Rabbi Yudan ben Yose was a Jewish sage of the Talmudic era, known as a rabbinic scholar and the son of the prominent tannaitic authority Rabbi Yose ben Halafta.
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C.
Joiakim son of Jeshua
Joiakim son of Jeshua was a post-exilic high priest of Israel who led the priesthood in Jerusalem after the return from Babylonian captivity.
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D.
Judah bar Ezekiel
Judah bar Ezekiel was a prominent third-century Babylonian Amora and Talmudic sage who played a key role in shaping rabbinic scholarship in Babylonia.
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E.
Rabbenu Yonah
Rabbenu Yonah was a prominent 13th-century Spanish rabbi and ethicist, best known for his influential mussar work "Shaarei Teshuvah" (Gates of Repentance) and his status as a leading Rishon.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.