land of Moriah
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The land of Moriah is the biblical region traditionally associated with Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac and later identified with the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| land of Moriah canonical | 2 |
| Land of Moriah | 1 |
| Purchase of Araunah’s threshing floor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T652619 — 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: land of Moriah Context triple: [Binding of Isaac, hasSetting, land of Moriah]
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A.
Mount Zion
Mount Zion is a San Francisco medical campus and hospital complex associated with the University of California, San Francisco, known for providing specialized clinical care and research.
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B.
Shechem
Shechem was an important ancient city in the central highlands of Canaan, serving as a significant political and religious center in biblical times.
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C.
Megiddo
Megiddo was an important ancient Canaanite city strategically located along key trade and military routes in the Levant, known for its archaeological significance and association with biblical Armageddon.
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D.
Mount of Olives
The Mount of Olives is a prominent ridge east of Jerusalem that holds major religious significance, especially in Christianity and Judaism, as a site of biblical events and ancient Jewish cemeteries.
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E.
Yokneam Illit
Yokneam Illit is a city in northern Israel known for its high-tech industrial parks and rapid development from a small town into a regional technology hub.
- 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: land of Moriah Target entity description: The land of Moriah is the biblical region traditionally associated with Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac and later identified with the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
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A.
Mount Zion
Mount Zion is a San Francisco medical campus and hospital complex associated with the University of California, San Francisco, known for providing specialized clinical care and research.
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B.
Shechem
Shechem was an important ancient city in the central highlands of Canaan, serving as a significant political and religious center in biblical times.
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C.
Megiddo
Megiddo was an important ancient Canaanite city strategically located along key trade and military routes in the Levant, known for its archaeological significance and association with biblical Armageddon.
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D.
Mount of Olives
The Mount of Olives is a prominent ridge east of Jerusalem that holds major religious significance, especially in Christianity and Judaism, as a site of biblical events and ancient Jewish cemeteries.
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E.
Yokneam Illit
Yokneam Illit is a city in northern Israel known for its high-tech industrial parks and rapid development from a small town into a regional technology hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical region
ⓘ
religious site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abraham
ⓘ
Akedah ⓘ Isaac ⓘ Akedah ⓘ
surface form:
binding of Isaac
|
| category |
Biblical places
ⓘ
Holy sites in Christianity ⓘ Holy sites in Judaism ⓘ Locations in the Abraham and Isaac narrative ⓘ |
| commandedBy | God ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Second Temple in Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Temple (traditional view)
Solomon's Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Solomon’s Temple (traditional view)
Jewish Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Temple in Jerusalem
|
| describedIn | Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| eventLocationOf |
Akedah
ⓘ
surface form:
Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac
|
| hasAlternativeForm | Moriah ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
foundational site for Jerusalem Temple traditions
ⓘ
site of Abrahamic covenant testing ⓘ symbol of obedience and faith ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalTheme |
covenant
ⓘ
divine provision ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| hasUncertainExactLocation | true ⓘ |
| identifiedBy |
Christian tradition
ⓘ
Jewish tradition ⓘ many biblical scholars ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| laterIdentifiedWith |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem Temple site
Mount Moriah ⓘ Temple Mount ⓘ |
| locatedIn | ancient Israel (traditional identification) ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Genesis 22 ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Temple Mount ⓘ
surface form:
Temple Mount in Jerusalem
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
prototype location for later temple worship (traditional interpretation)
ⓘ
setting of God’s test of Abraham ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| viewedAs | holy place in Abrahamic religions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: land of Moriah Description of subject: The land of Moriah is the biblical region traditionally associated with Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac and later identified with the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Purchase of Araunah’s threshing floor
this entity surface form:
Land of Moriah