Prophet Uriah son of Shemaiah
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Prophet Uriah son of Shemaiah was a biblical prophet from Kiriath-jearim who proclaimed messages from God against Judah and its king, leading to his persecution and execution under King Jehoiakim.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prophet Uriah son of Shemaiah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3216605 — 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: Prophet Uriah son of Shemaiah Context triple: [Jehoiakim, condemnedBy, Prophet Uriah son of Shemaiah]
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A.
Uriah the Hittite
Uriah the Hittite is a biblical figure and loyal soldier in King David’s army, best known for being betrayed and killed after David’s adultery with his wife Bathsheba.
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B.
Prophet Nathan
Prophet Nathan was a biblical prophet during the reign of King David, known for confronting the king over his sin with Bathsheba and for playing a key role in the succession of Solomon.
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C.
Elisha
Elisha is a prominent Hebrew prophet in the Bible, known as the successor of Elijah and for performing numerous miracles in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
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D.
Elisha
Elisha is the given first name of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl championships.
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E.
Obadiah
Obadiah is a short prophetic book of the Old Testament that delivers a judgment oracle against Edom and a vision of Israel’s restoration.
- 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: Prophet Uriah son of Shemaiah Target entity description: Prophet Uriah son of Shemaiah was a biblical prophet from Kiriath-jearim who proclaimed messages from God against Judah and its king, leading to his persecution and execution under King Jehoiakim.
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A.
Uriah the Hittite
Uriah the Hittite is a biblical figure and loyal soldier in King David’s army, best known for being betrayed and killed after David’s adultery with his wife Bathsheba.
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B.
Prophet Nathan
Prophet Nathan was a biblical prophet during the reign of King David, known for confronting the king over his sin with Bathsheba and for playing a key role in the succession of Solomon.
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C.
Elisha
Elisha is a prominent Hebrew prophet in the Bible, known as the successor of Elijah and for performing numerous miracles in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
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D.
Elisha
Elisha is the given first name of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl championships.
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E.
Obadiah
Obadiah is a short prophetic book of the Old Testament that delivers a judgment oracle against Edom and a vision of Israel’s restoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical prophet
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| biblicalBookChapterVerse | Jeremiah 26:20–23 ⓘ |
| bodyDisposedAt | graves of the common people ⓘ |
| capturedBy | men sent by King Jehoiakim ⓘ |
| capturedIn | Egypt ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Jeremiah ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Jeremiah ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Judah ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| era |
early 6th century BCE
ⓘ
late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| executedBy |
Jehoiakim
ⓘ
surface form:
King Jehoiakim
|
| extraditedTo | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| father | Shemaiah ⓘ |
| fledTo | Egypt ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Uriah ⓘ |
| kingDuringMinistry |
Jehoiakim
ⓘ
Jehoiakim ⓘ
surface form:
Jehoiakim of Judah
|
| languageOfProclamation | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by sword ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Book of Jeremiah ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being executed by King Jehoiakim
ⓘ
prophesying against Judah and Jerusalem ⓘ |
| occupation | prophet ⓘ |
| persecutedBy |
Jehoiakim
ⓘ
surface form:
King Jehoiakim
officials of Judah ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Kiriath-jearim ⓘ |
| proclaimedMessageAgainst |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Judah ⓘ Jehoiakim ⓘ
surface form:
King Jehoiakim
|
| propheticTheme |
judgment against Jerusalem
ⓘ
judgment against Judah ⓘ |
| region |
Kingdom of Judah
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Judah
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| roleInNarrative | example of persecution of true prophets ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| sharesSimilarMessageWith | Jeremiah ⓘ |
| sourceTextLanguage | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| theologicalRole | messenger of God ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prophet Uriah son of Shemaiah Description of subject: Prophet Uriah son of Shemaiah was a biblical prophet from Kiriath-jearim who proclaimed messages from God against Judah and its king, leading to his persecution and execution under King Jehoiakim.
Referenced by (1)
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