Genesis 18
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Genesis 18 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts the Lord’s visit to Abraham, the promise of a son to Sarah, and Abraham’s intercession on behalf of the wicked cities destined for judgment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Genesis 18 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4761938 — 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: Genesis 18 Context triple: [Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, describedInChapter, Genesis 18]
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Genesis 21
Genesis 21 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts the birth of Isaac, the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael, and a covenant between Abraham and Abimelech.
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Genesis 16
Genesis 16 is the biblical chapter that recounts the story of Hagar and the birth of Ishmael to Abram through Sarai’s Egyptian maidservant.
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C.
Genesis 25
Genesis 25 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that records Abraham’s later life, his additional descendants, the death and burial of Abraham, and the genealogies and early narratives of Isaac and Ishmael’s families.
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D.
Genesis 27
Genesis 27 is the biblical chapter recounting how Jacob, with Rebekah’s help, deceives his father Isaac to receive the blessing intended for his brother Esau.
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E.
Genesis 29
Genesis 29 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts Jacob’s arrival in Haran, his meeting and love for Rachel, and the beginning of his complex family life through his marriages to Leah and Rachel.
- 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: Genesis 18 Target entity description: Genesis 18 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts the Lord’s visit to Abraham, the promise of a son to Sarah, and Abraham’s intercession on behalf of the wicked cities destined for judgment.
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A.
Genesis 21
Genesis 21 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts the birth of Isaac, the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael, and a covenant between Abraham and Abimelech.
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B.
Genesis 16
Genesis 16 is the biblical chapter that recounts the story of Hagar and the birth of Ishmael to Abram through Sarai’s Egyptian maidservant.
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C.
Genesis 25
Genesis 25 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that records Abraham’s later life, his additional descendants, the death and burial of Abraham, and the genealogies and early narratives of Isaac and Ishmael’s families.
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D.
Genesis 27
Genesis 27 is the biblical chapter recounting how Jacob, with Rebekah’s help, deceives his father Isaac to receive the blessing intended for his brother Esau.
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E.
Genesis 29
Genesis 29 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts Jacob’s arrival in Haran, his meeting and love for Rachel, and the beginning of his complex family life through his marriages to Leah and Rachel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | chapter of the Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| citedIn | New Testament Epistle to the Hebrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsEvent |
Abraham’s intercession for Sodom
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Sarah’s laughter ⓘ announcement of judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah ⓘ hospitality of Abraham to three visitors ⓘ promise of a son to Sarah ⓘ visit of the LORD to Abraham ⓘ |
| describes |
Abraham bowing before the visitors
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Abraham negotiating with the LORD over the number of righteous needed to spare Sodom ⓘ Abraham preparing a meal for the visitors ⓘ Sarah denying that she laughed ⓘ Sarah listening at the tent door ⓘ the LORD revealing His plan to Abraham ⓘ |
| followedBy | Genesis 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Genesis 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesNumber |
fifty righteous as initial threshold for sparing Sodom
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ten righteous as final threshold for sparing Sodom ⓘ |
| influences |
doctrines of divine justice and mercy
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theological discussions of hospitality to strangers ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentions |
Abraham
NERFINISHED
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Gomorrah NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sodom NERFINISHED ⓘ the LORD NERFINISHED ⓘ three visitors ⓘ |
| moralFocus |
God’s knowledge of human actions
ⓘ
righteousness within a wicked city ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Genesis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Islamic tradition ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
near Hebron
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oaks of Mamre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| states | Sarah will bear a son within a year ⓘ |
| theme |
covenant
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divine justice ⓘ divine visitation ⓘ hospitality ⓘ intercessory prayer ⓘ mercy ⓘ promise and fulfillment ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian preaching and exegesis
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Jewish liturgy and study ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Genesis 18 Description of subject: Genesis 18 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts the Lord’s visit to Abraham, the promise of a son to Sarah, and Abraham’s intercession on behalf of the wicked cities destined for judgment.
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