Tabgha
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Tabgha is a lakeside area on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel, traditionally revered as the site of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tabgha canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2027800 — 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: Tabgha Context triple: [Capernaum, nearbyCity, Tabgha]
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A.
Capernaum
Capernaum was an ancient fishing village on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee that became a central setting for Jesus’ ministry in the New Testament.
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B.
Bethsaida
Bethsaida was an ancient fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, traditionally known as the hometown of several of Jesus’s apostles in the New Testament.
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C.
Tiberias
Tiberias is an ancient city in northern Israel on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, historically significant as a major center of Jewish learning and pilgrimage.
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D.
Chorazin
Chorazin was an ancient Galilean town near Capernaum, mentioned in the New Testament as one of the cities rebuked by Jesus for its unrepentance despite witnessing his miracles.
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E.
Al-Maghtas
Al-Maghtas is an archaeological and religious site on the Jordanian side of the Jordan River, widely venerated as the location of Jesus’ baptism and a major Christian pilgrimage destination.
- 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: Tabgha Target entity description: Tabgha is a lakeside area on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel, traditionally revered as the site of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes.
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A.
Capernaum
Capernaum was an ancient fishing village on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee that became a central setting for Jesus’ ministry in the New Testament.
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B.
Bethsaida
Bethsaida was an ancient fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, traditionally known as the hometown of several of Jesus’s apostles in the New Testament.
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C.
Tiberias
Tiberias is an ancient city in northern Israel on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, historically significant as a major center of Jewish learning and pilgrimage.
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D.
Chorazin
Chorazin was an ancient Galilean town near Capernaum, mentioned in the New Testament as one of the cities rebuked by Jesus for its unrepentance despite witnessing his miracles.
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E.
Al-Maghtas
Al-Maghtas is an archaeological and religious site on the Jordanian side of the Jordan River, widely venerated as the location of Jesus’ baptism and a major Christian pilgrimage destination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian pilgrimage site
ⓘ
locality ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Testament Gospel narratives
ⓘ
ministry of Jesus in Galilee ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 32.880°N 35.555°E ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately -210 metres ⓘ |
| etymology |
from Arabic at-Tabigha
ⓘ
from Greek Heptapegon ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| hasArchaeologicalFeature | 5th-century mosaic floor ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Byzantine church ruins ⓘ |
| hasNaturalFeature |
fertile shoreline
ⓘ
warm springs ⓘ |
| hasNearbyReligiousSite |
Capernaum
ⓘ
surface form:
Capernaum (House of Peter)
Mount of Beatitudes (traditional site) ⓘ
surface form:
Mount of Beatitudes
|
| hasNearbyRoad | Highway 87 (Israel) ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Ein Gev (across the lake)
ⓘ
Tiberias ⓘ
surface form:
Tiberias (south along the shore)
|
| hasPlaceOfWorship |
Church of the Multiplication
ⓘ
Church of the Primacy of Saint Peter ⓘ German Benedictine monastery ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Sea of Galilee
ⓘ
surface form:
Sea of Galilee basin
|
| historicalPeriodOfMajorConstruction | Byzantine period ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfRenewedConstruction | 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Northern District, Israel ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Capernaum
ⓘ
Ginosar ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Sea of Galilee ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Seven Springs ⓘ |
| mosaicDepicts | loaves and fishes motif ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith |
Golan Heights
ⓘ
surface form:
Golan Heights region
|
| partOf | Galilee ⓘ |
| pilgrimageRoute | part of Christian sites around the Sea of Galilee ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorPilgrimage | Christian liturgical year ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| traditionalSiteOf |
Jesus feeding the 5,000
ⓘ
miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Christian pilgrims ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tabgha Description of subject: Tabgha is a lakeside area on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel, traditionally revered as the site of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.