wilderness of Paran
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The wilderness of Paran is a desert region in the Sinai or northwestern Arabian area mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a place of wandering and settlement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| wilderness of Paran canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2283608 — 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: wilderness of Paran Context triple: [Ishmael, associatedWith, wilderness of Paran]
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A.
Plains of Moab
The Plains of Moab are a region east of the Jordan River in present-day Jordan, known in the Hebrew Bible as the place where the Israelites camped before entering Canaan and where Moses delivered his final speeches and died.
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B.
Painted Desert
The Painted Desert is a colorful badlands region in northern Arizona, renowned for its layered bands of red, orange, and purple rock formations within the Colorado Plateau.
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C.
Badlands
Badlands is a rugged, heavily eroded landscape of steep slopes, gullies, and sparse vegetation, known for its striking rock formations and rich fossil beds.
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D.
Badlands
Badlands is a 1973 American crime drama film directed by Terrence Malick, loosely based on a real-life killing spree and noted for its lyrical style and philosophical tone.
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E.
Emigrant Wilderness
Emigrant Wilderness is a protected high-Sierra backcountry area in California known for its granite peaks, alpine lakes, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.
- 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: wilderness of Paran Target entity description: The wilderness of Paran is a desert region in the Sinai or northwestern Arabian area mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a place of wandering and settlement.
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A.
Plains of Moab
The Plains of Moab are a region east of the Jordan River in present-day Jordan, known in the Hebrew Bible as the place where the Israelites camped before entering Canaan and where Moses delivered his final speeches and died.
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B.
Painted Desert
The Painted Desert is a colorful badlands region in northern Arizona, renowned for its layered bands of red, orange, and purple rock formations within the Colorado Plateau.
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C.
Badlands
Badlands is a 1973 American crime drama film directed by Terrence Malick, loosely based on a real-life killing spree and noted for its lyrical style and philosophical tone.
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D.
Badlands
Badlands is a rugged, heavily eroded landscape of steep slopes, gullies, and sparse vegetation, known for its striking rock formations and rich fossil beds.
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E.
Emigrant Wilderness
Emigrant Wilderness is a protected high-Sierra backcountry area in California known for its granite peaks, alpine lakes, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical desert region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
1 Kings
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of 1 Kings
Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ Book of Habakkuk ⓘ Book of Numbers ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Israelite encampment at Paran (Numbers 10–12)
ⓘ
sending of the twelve spies (Numbers 13:1–3) ⓘ |
| associatedTradition |
Christian biblical tradition
ⓘ
Islamic tradition about Ishmael (via Paran references) ⓘ Jewish biblical tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ishmael
ⓘ
Israelite wilderness wanderings ⓘ Israelites ⓘ Moses ⓘ Sinai wilderness complex ⓘ |
| climate | desert ⓘ |
| describedAs | desert region ⓘ |
| describedIn |
1 Kings 11:18
ⓘ
Deuteronomy 1:1 ⓘ Habakkuk 3:3 ⓘ Numbers 10:12 ⓘ Numbers 12:16 ⓘ Numbers 13:3 ⓘ |
| hasUncertainLocation | true ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sinai Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai Peninsula (traditional identification)
northwestern Arabian region (alternative identification) ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| nameInHebrew |
wilderness of Paran (in biblical tradition)
ⓘ
surface form:
מִדְבַּר פָּארָן (Midbar Paran)
|
| near |
Edom
ⓘ
surface form:
Edom (in some identifications)
Seir (in some identifications) ⓘ wilderness of Sinai (traditional view) ⓘ |
| roleInText |
place of encampment for the Israelites
ⓘ
staging area during Israelite exodus wanderings ⓘ starting point for the sending of the twelve spies into Canaan ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biblical geography studies
ⓘ
historical-critical scholarship on the Exodus route ⓘ |
| terrainType |
arid
ⓘ
mountainous or hilly in parts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: wilderness of Paran Description of subject: The wilderness of Paran is a desert region in the Sinai or northwestern Arabian area mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a place of wandering and settlement.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.