Araunah the Jebusite
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Araunah the Jebusite is a biblical figure known for offering his threshing floor and oxen to King David for use as the site of an altar to the Lord.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ornan the Jebusite | 2 |
| threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite | 2 |
| Araunah the Jebusite canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3670137 — 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: Araunah the Jebusite Context triple: [Jebusites, associatedPerson, Araunah the Jebusite]
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A.
Abinadab
Abinadab is a biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament as one of King David’s brothers and a son of Jesse of Bethlehem.
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B.
Abinadab
Abinadab is a son of King Saul mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, known for dying alongside his father in battle against the Philistines.
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C.
Reuel
Reuel is the middle name of famed English author and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien, used as part of his full name John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.
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D.
Reuel
Reuel is a biblical figure identified as another name for Jethro, the Midianite priest and father-in-law of Moses.
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E.
Boaz
Boaz is one of the two prominent bronze pillars that stood at the entrance of Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem, as described in the Hebrew Bible.
- 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: Araunah the Jebusite Target entity description: Araunah the Jebusite is a biblical figure known for offering his threshing floor and oxen to King David for use as the site of an altar to the Lord.
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A.
Abinadab
Abinadab is a son of King Saul mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, known for dying alongside his father in battle against the Philistines.
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B.
Abinadab
Abinadab is a biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament as one of King David’s brothers and a son of Jesse of Bethlehem.
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C.
Reuel
Reuel is the middle name of famed English author and philologist J. R. R. Tolkien, used as part of his full name John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.
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D.
Reuel
Reuel is a biblical figure identified as another name for Jethro, the Midianite priest and father-in-law of Moses.
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E.
Boaz
Boaz is one of the two prominent bronze pillars that stood at the entrance of Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem, as described in the Hebrew Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
person in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Araunah the Jebusite
ⓘ
surface form:
Ornan the Jebusite
|
| appearsIn |
1 Chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
First Book of Chronicles
2 Samuel ⓘ
surface form:
Second Book of Samuel
|
| associatedWith |
later traditional site of the Temple in Jerusalem
ⓘ
site chosen for David’s altar to the Lord ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | ending of the plague on Israel in David’s time ⓘ |
| biblicalReference |
1 Chronicles 21:18–30
ⓘ
2 Samuel 24:18–25 ⓘ |
| category |
Old Testament character
ⓘ
figure in Chronicler’s history ⓘ figure in Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jebusite ⓘ |
| interactsWith | King David ⓘ |
| knownFor |
offering his threshing floor to King David
ⓘ
offering oxen and wood for sacrifice to King David ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | non-Israelite cooperating in Israel’s worship of the Lord ⓘ |
| mentionedAs | king in some textual traditions ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
atonement
ⓘ
divine mercy ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| offered |
oxen for burnt offerings
ⓘ
threshing floor ⓘ threshing sledges and yokes for wood ⓘ |
| offeredMotivation | desire that the Lord accept the sacrifice and stop the plague ⓘ |
| offeredPrice | offered to give the site and animals freely to David ⓘ |
| offeredTo | King David ⓘ |
| region | ancient Canaan ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | connected with the origin of the Jerusalem Temple site ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| responseFromDavid | David insisted on paying full price ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | owner of the threshing floor on Mount Moriah or the hill in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| textualVariant | name appears as Araunah in Samuel and Ornan in Chronicles ⓘ |
| timePeriod | reign of King David ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Araunah the Jebusite Description of subject: Araunah the Jebusite is a biblical figure known for offering his threshing floor and oxen to King David for use as the site of an altar to the Lord.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ornan the Jebusite
this entity surface form:
Ornan the Jebusite
this entity surface form:
threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite
this entity surface form:
threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite