Tel Beth Shemesh
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Tel Beth Shemesh is an archaeological mound in central Israel identified with the ancient biblical city of Beth Shemesh, known from both biblical texts and extensive excavations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tel Beit Shemesh | 1 |
| Tel Beth Shemesh canonical | 1 |
| ancient city of Beth Shemesh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4359992 — 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: Tel Beth Shemesh Context triple: [Shfela, contains, Tel Beth Shemesh]
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A.
Sha'ar Shechem
Sha'ar Shechem is the Hebrew name for Damascus Gate, one of the main historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, notable for its large stone archway and bustling marketplace.
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B.
Sha'ar Yafo
Sha'ar Yafo is the Hebrew name for Jaffa Gate, one of the main historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City.
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C.
Tel Azekah
Tel Azekah is an ancient archaeological mound in central Israel, identified with a biblical city that guarded the approach to the Judean highlands.
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D.
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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E.
Tel Zayit
Tel Zayit is an archaeological mound in Israel’s Shephelah region, known for discoveries such as the Tel Zayit Abecedary that shed light on early Hebrew writing and Iron Age settlement.
- 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: Tel Beth Shemesh Target entity description: Tel Beth Shemesh is an archaeological mound in central Israel identified with the ancient biblical city of Beth Shemesh, known from both biblical texts and extensive excavations.
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A.
Sha'ar Shechem
Sha'ar Shechem is the Hebrew name for Damascus Gate, one of the main historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, notable for its large stone archway and bustling marketplace.
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B.
Sha'ar Yafo
Sha'ar Yafo is the Hebrew name for Jaffa Gate, one of the main historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City.
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C.
Tel Azekah
Tel Azekah is an ancient archaeological mound in central Israel, identified with a biblical city that guarded the approach to the Judean highlands.
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D.
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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E.
Tel Zayit
Tel Zayit is an archaeological mound in Israel’s Shephelah region, known for discoveries such as the Tel Zayit Abecedary that shed light on early Hebrew writing and Iron Age settlement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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tell ⓘ |
| biblicalEventAssociated | return of the Ark of the Covenant from the Philistines ⓘ |
| biblicalFunction |
Levitical city
ⓘ
border town between Judah and Philistia ⓘ |
| biblicalTribeTerritory | Tribe of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| culture |
Canaanite
ⓘ
Israelite ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Duncan Mackenzie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elihu Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Shlomo Bunimovitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Zvi Lederman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationResumed | late 20th century ⓘ |
| excavationStart | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Tel Beth Shemesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Tel Bet Shemesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFind |
agricultural installations
ⓘ
ceramic assemblages ⓘ city gate ⓘ cultic installations ⓘ domestic structures ⓘ fortifications ⓘ industrial installations ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ |
| identifiedWith |
Beth Shemesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
biblical city of Beth Shemesh ⓘ |
| knownFor |
biblical associations
ⓘ
extensive archaeological excavations ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Israel ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Sorek Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern city of Beit Shemesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| overlooks | Sorek Valley route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shephelah region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfOccupation |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| region | Judean foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
Iron Age urbanism in the Shephelah
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Israelite–Philistine interactions ⓘ transition from Canaanite to Israelite culture ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | border zone between Israelites and Philistines ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tel Beth Shemesh Description of subject: Tel Beth Shemesh is an archaeological mound in central Israel identified with the ancient biblical city of Beth Shemesh, known from both biblical texts and extensive excavations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shfela
this entity surface form:
ancient city of Beth Shemesh
this entity surface form:
Tel Beit Shemesh