Kfar Nahum
E235669
Kfar Nahum is the modern Israeli site identified with the ancient fishing village of Capernaum on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, known for its significant New Testament associations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kfar Nahum canonical | 1 |
| כפר נחום | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2027786 — 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: Kfar Nahum Context triple: [Capernaum, modernSiteName, Kfar Nahum]
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A.
Migdal HaEmek
Migdal HaEmek is a city in northern Israel known for its development-town origins and location in the Jezreel Valley.
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B.
Nahariya
Nahariya is a coastal city in northern Israel on the Mediterranean Sea, known as a resort town and gateway to nearby attractions such as Rosh HaNikra.
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C.
Giv'at Shmuel
Giv'at Shmuel is a city in central Israel, part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area and known for its largely religious-Zionist community and proximity to Bar-Ilan University.
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D.
Givat Shaul
Givat Shaul is a neighborhood in western Jerusalem known for its mix of residential areas, industrial zones, and various governmental and institutional facilities.
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E.
Kiryat Shmona
Kiryat Shmona is a northern Israeli city near the Lebanese border, known for its strategic location and frequent exposure to cross-border conflict.
- 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: Kfar Nahum Target entity description: Kfar Nahum is the modern Israeli site identified with the ancient fishing village of Capernaum on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, known for its significant New Testament associations.
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A.
Migdal HaEmek
Migdal HaEmek is a city in northern Israel known for its development-town origins and location in the Jezreel Valley.
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B.
Nahariya
Nahariya is a coastal city in northern Israel on the Mediterranean Sea, known as a resort town and gateway to nearby attractions such as Rosh HaNikra.
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C.
Giv'at Shmuel
Giv'at Shmuel is a city in central Israel, part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area and known for its largely religious-Zionist community and proximity to Bar-Ilan University.
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D.
Givat Shaul
Givat Shaul is a neighborhood in western Jerusalem known for its mix of residential areas, industrial zones, and various governmental and institutional facilities.
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E.
Kiryat Shmona
Kiryat Shmona is a northern Israeli city near the Lebanese border, known for its strategic location and frequent exposure to cross-border conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Andrew the Apostle
ⓘ
surface form:
Apostle Andrew
Apostle James ⓘ Apostle John ⓘ Apostle Matthew ⓘ Apostle Peter ⓘ Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus of Nazareth
|
| associatedWithText |
Gospels
ⓘ
surface form:
Gospels of the New Testament
|
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| functionInAntiquity |
fishing village
ⓘ
small trade and administrative center ⓘ |
| hasAccess | road along northern shore of the Sea of Galilee ⓘ |
| hasArea |
Franciscan archaeological zone
ⓘ
Greek Orthodox monastery compound nearby ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ancient basalt houses
ⓘ
courtyards and alleyways of ancient village ⓘ inscriptions in Greek and Aramaic ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName |
Kfar Nahum
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
כפר נחום
|
| hasMeaning | Village of Nahum ⓘ |
| hasModernNameVariant | Capernaum National Park ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
modern Franciscan church built over traditional house of Peter
ⓘ
octagonal church structure ⓘ remains of a basalt synagogue beneath the limestone synagogue ⓘ remains of a white limestone synagogue ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected heritage site in Israel ⓘ |
| identifiedWith | Capernaum ⓘ |
| knownFor |
New Testament associations
ⓘ
remains of an ancient fishing village ⓘ remains of ancient synagogues ⓘ remains of early Christian church structures ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern District, Israel ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee ⓘ |
| managedBy | Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land ⓘ |
| near |
Chorazin
ⓘ
Mount of Beatitudes (traditional site) ⓘ
surface form:
Mount of Beatitudes
Tabgha ⓘ |
| partOf | Galilee ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Early Islamic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| tourismType |
Christian pilgrimage site
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archaeological tourism site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kfar Nahum Description of subject: Kfar Nahum is the modern Israeli site identified with the ancient fishing village of Capernaum on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, known for its significant New Testament associations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
כפר נחום