Jehoram of Israel
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Jehoram of Israel was a 9th-century BCE king of the northern Kingdom of Israel, son of Ahab and Jezebel, whose reign is depicted in the Hebrew Bible as marked by political turmoil and prophetic opposition.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jehoram of Israel canonical | 6 |
| Jehoram | 1 |
| Jehu | 1 |
| Joram of Israel | 1 |
| King Jehoram of Israel | 1 |
| King Jehu of Israel | 1 |
| Yehoram of Israel | 1 |
| reign of Jehu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1276368 — 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: Jehoram of Israel Context triple: [Elijah, activeDuringReignOf, Jehoram of Israel]
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A.
Ahaziah
Ahaziah was a king of Israel in the Hebrew Bible whose brief and troubled reign is noted for his idolatry and confrontation with the prophet Elijah.
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B.
King of Judah
The King of Judah was the monarchic ruler of the ancient southern Hebrew kingdom of Judah, centered in Jerusalem, during the period of the divided monarchy and subsequent vassalage to foreign empires.
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C.
Jehoiakim
Jehoiakim was a king of Judah in the late 7th and early 6th centuries BCE, known from the Hebrew Bible for his troubled reign under Egyptian and then Babylonian domination.
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D.
Rehoboam
Rehoboam was a king of ancient Judah, best known for his harsh policies that led to the division of the united monarchy of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms.
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E.
Ish-bosheth
Ish-bosheth is a biblical figure, a son of King Saul who briefly ruled part of Israel in opposition to David after Saul’s death.
- 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: Jehoram of Israel Target entity description: Jehoram of Israel was a 9th-century BCE king of the northern Kingdom of Israel, son of Ahab and Jezebel, whose reign is depicted in the Hebrew Bible as marked by political turmoil and prophetic opposition.
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A.
Ahaziah
Ahaziah was a king of Israel in the Hebrew Bible whose brief and troubled reign is noted for his idolatry and confrontation with the prophet Elijah.
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B.
King of Judah
The King of Judah was the monarchic ruler of the ancient southern Hebrew kingdom of Judah, centered in Jerusalem, during the period of the divided monarchy and subsequent vassalage to foreign empires.
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C.
Jehoiakim
Jehoiakim was a king of Judah in the late 7th and early 6th centuries BCE, known from the Hebrew Bible for his troubled reign under Egyptian and then Babylonian domination.
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D.
Rehoboam
Rehoboam was a king of ancient Judah, best known for his harsh policies that led to the division of the united monarchy of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms.
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E.
Ish-bosheth
Ish-bosheth is a biblical figure, a son of King Saul who briefly ruled part of Israel in opposition to David after Saul’s death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical figure
ⓘ
King of Israel ⓘ Monarch ⓘ |
| ally |
King of Judah
ⓘ
surface form:
Jehoshaphat of Judah
King of Edom (unnamed in Bible) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jehoram of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Joram of Israel
Jehoram of Israel ⓘ
surface form:
Yehoram of Israel
|
| burialPlace | Samaria ⓘ |
| capital | Samaria ⓘ |
| causeOfDownfall | Revolt and coup led by Jehu ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation |
Reigned concurrently with Jehoram of Judah
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Reigned concurrently with Jehoshaphat of Judah ⓘ |
| conflict | War with Moab ⓘ |
| country |
Northern Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Israel
|
| describedIn |
2 Chronicles
ⓘ
Book of 2 Kings ⓘ
surface form:
2 Kings
Books of Kings ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| dynasty | Omride dynasty ⓘ |
| enemy |
Ben-hadad of Aram
ⓘ
surface form:
Ben-Hadad of Aram-Damascus
Hazael of Aram-Damascus ⓘ |
| father | Ahab ⓘ |
| givenName |
Jehoram of Israel
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Jehoram
|
| killedBy | Jehu ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | Assassination ⓘ |
| mother | Jezebel ⓘ |
| notableAct | Consulted Elisha before campaign against Moab ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Siege of Samaria
ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Samaria by Arameans
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| opposedBy |
Prophet Elijah (late in Elijah’s ministry)
ⓘ
Elisha ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Elisha
|
| placeOfDeath |
Jezreel Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Jezreel
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| positionHeld | King of the northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Ahaziah
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahaziah of Israel
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| propheticJudgment | Downfall interpreted as fulfillment of Elijah’s prophecy against Ahab’s house ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| religion |
Baal worship (tolerated elements)
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Yahwism ⓘ |
| scripturalChapter |
Book of 2 Kings
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surface form:
2 Kings 3
Book of 2 Kings ⓘ
surface form:
2 Kings 6
Book of 2 Kings ⓘ
surface form:
2 Kings 7
Book of 2 Kings ⓘ
surface form:
2 Kings 8
Book of 2 Kings ⓘ
surface form:
2 Kings 9
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| sibling |
Ahaziah
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahaziah of Israel
|
| spouse | Unknown (not named in the Hebrew Bible) ⓘ |
| successor | Jehu ⓘ |
| theologicalAssessment |
Considered an evil king in Deuteronomistic history
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Said to have removed the pillar of Baal but continued sins of Jeroboam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jehoram of Israel Description of subject: Jehoram of Israel was a 9th-century BCE king of the northern Kingdom of Israel, son of Ahab and Jezebel, whose reign is depicted in the Hebrew Bible as marked by political turmoil and prophetic opposition.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
reign of Jehu
this entity surface form:
King Jehoram of Israel
this entity surface form:
King Jehu of Israel
this entity surface form:
Jehoram
this entity surface form:
Joram of Israel
this entity surface form:
Yehoram of Israel