Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard
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The Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard is a biblical episode in which King Ahab, spurred on by Queen Jezebel, unjustly takes a commoner’s vineyard, prompting the prophet Elijah’s fierce condemnation and symbolizing royal injustice and divine judgment.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard canonical | 2 |
| Naboth's vineyard incident | 1 |
| Naboth’s vineyard incident | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4768147 — 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: Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard Context triple: [Ahab, notableEvent, Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard]
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Murder of Uriah the Hittite
The Murder of Uriah the Hittite is the biblical episode in which King David orchestrates the death of the soldier Uriah to conceal his adultery with Bathsheba, serving as a pivotal example of sin, abuse of power, and divine judgment in the Hebrew Bible.
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Cleansing of the Temple
The Cleansing of the Temple is a New Testament episode in which Jesus drives out merchants and money changers from the Jerusalem Temple, condemning the commercialization of sacred worship.
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Sheba’s rebellion
Sheba’s rebellion was a brief insurrection against King David in the Hebrew Bible, led by the Benjaminite Sheba son of Bichri and recounted in 2 Samuel.
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Gibeonite treaty
The Gibeonite treaty is a biblical covenant in which the Israelites, deceived by the Gibeonites into believing they were distant foreigners, swore by oath to spare them from destruction, leading to their permanent servitude rather than annihilation.
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E.
Fast of Gedaliah
The Fast of Gedaliah is a minor Jewish fast day commemorating the assassination of Gedaliah ben Ahikam and the subsequent end of Jewish autonomy after the First Temple’s destruction.
- 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: Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard Target entity description: The Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard is a biblical episode in which King Ahab, spurred on by Queen Jezebel, unjustly takes a commoner’s vineyard, prompting the prophet Elijah’s fierce condemnation and symbolizing royal injustice and divine judgment.
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A.
Murder of Uriah the Hittite
The Murder of Uriah the Hittite is the biblical episode in which King David orchestrates the death of the soldier Uriah to conceal his adultery with Bathsheba, serving as a pivotal example of sin, abuse of power, and divine judgment in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Cleansing of the Temple
The Cleansing of the Temple is a New Testament episode in which Jesus drives out merchants and money changers from the Jerusalem Temple, condemning the commercialization of sacred worship.
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C.
Sheba’s rebellion
Sheba’s rebellion was a brief insurrection against King David in the Hebrew Bible, led by the Benjaminite Sheba son of Bichri and recounted in 2 Samuel.
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D.
Gibeonite treaty
The Gibeonite treaty is a biblical covenant in which the Israelites, deceived by the Gibeonites into believing they were distant foreigners, swore by oath to spare them from destruction, leading to their permanent servitude rather than annihilation.
-
E.
Fast of Gedaliah
The Fast of Gedaliah is a minor Jewish fast day commemorating the assassination of Gedaliah ben Ahikam and the subsequent end of Jewish autonomy after the First Temple’s destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament narrative
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biblical episode ⓘ biblical story of injustice ⓘ |
| hasCause | Ahab’s desire to acquire Naboth’s vineyard ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
biblical example used in social justice preaching
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paradigm of corrupt kingship ⓘ |
| hasInstigator | Queen Jezebel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalContext | Israelite inheritance law ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Jezreel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainHumanCharacter |
King Ahab
NERFINISHED
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Naboth the Jezreelite NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Jezebel NERFINISHED ⓘ the prophet Elijah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoralEvaluation |
condemned by God
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unjust ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction | critique of monarchy in the Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Ahab takes possession of the vineyard
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Elijah pronounces judgment on Ahab’s house ⓘ Naboth is executed ⓘ Naboth is falsely accused of blasphemy ⓘ doom is foretold for Jezebel ⓘ |
| hasOwnerBeforeSeizure | Naboth the Jezreelite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPropheticOpponent | Elijah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScripturalBook | 1 Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScripturalChapter | 1 Kings 21 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeizer | King Ahab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of power
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covetousness ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ false accusation ⓘ judicial murder ⓘ property rights ⓘ prophetic justice ⓘ royal injustice ⓘ |
| isReferencedAs |
Naboth’s vineyard incident
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the story of Naboth the Jezreelite ⓘ |
| precedes | Elijah’s prophecy of violent deaths for Ahab’s line ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
God’s concern for the oppressed
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inevitability of divine retribution ⓘ limits on royal authority in Israel ⓘ |
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Subject: Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard Description of subject: The Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard is a biblical episode in which King Ahab, spurred on by Queen Jezebel, unjustly takes a commoner’s vineyard, prompting the prophet Elijah’s fierce condemnation and symbolizing royal injustice and divine judgment.
Referenced by (4)
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Naboth’s vineyard incident
this entity surface form:
Naboth's vineyard incident