Plains of Moab
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The Plains of Moab are a region east of the Jordan River in present-day Jordan, known in the Hebrew Bible as the place where the Israelites camped before entering Canaan and where Moses delivered his final speeches and died.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| plains of Moab | 5 |
| Plains of Moab canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T648726 — 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: Plains of Moab Context triple: [Moses, associatedWithPlace, Plains of Moab]
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A.
Painted Desert
The Painted Desert is a colorful badlands region in northern Arizona, renowned for its layered bands of red, orange, and purple rock formations within the Colorado Plateau.
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B.
Owyhee Desert
The Owyhee Desert is a remote, high-elevation sagebrush and canyon desert region spanning parts of Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada in the northwestern United States.
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C.
Desolation Canyon
Desolation Canyon is a remote, rugged gorge in Death Valley National Park known for its colorful badlands, narrow washes, and scenic hiking routes through eroded desert terrain.
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D.
Jornada del Muerto desert
The Jornada del Muerto desert is an arid basin in central New Mexico historically known as a harsh stretch of the Camino Real and as the remote location of the first atomic bomb test.
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E.
Black Rock Desert
Black Rock Desert is a remote, arid playa in northwestern Nevada known for its vast alkali flats, stark landscapes, and as the longtime site of the Burning Man festival.
- 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: Plains of Moab Target entity description: The Plains of Moab are a region east of the Jordan River in present-day Jordan, known in the Hebrew Bible as the place where the Israelites camped before entering Canaan and where Moses delivered his final speeches and died.
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A.
Painted Desert
The Painted Desert is a colorful badlands region in northern Arizona, renowned for its layered bands of red, orange, and purple rock formations within the Colorado Plateau.
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B.
Owyhee Desert
The Owyhee Desert is a remote, high-elevation sagebrush and canyon desert region spanning parts of Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada in the northwestern United States.
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C.
Desolation Canyon
Desolation Canyon is a remote, rugged gorge in Death Valley National Park known for its colorful badlands, narrow washes, and scenic hiking routes through eroded desert terrain.
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D.
Jornada del Muerto desert
The Jornada del Muerto desert is an arid basin in central New Mexico historically known as a harsh stretch of the Camino Real and as the remote location of the first atomic bomb test.
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E.
Black Rock Desert
Black Rock Desert is a remote, arid playa in northwestern Nevada known for its vast alkali flats, stark landscapes, and as the longtime site of the Burning Man festival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical geographic region
ⓘ
location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Canaan
ⓘ
surface form:
land of Canaan
territory of Gad ⓘ Transjordanian territories of Israel ⓘ
surface form:
territory of Reuben
|
| associatedWithFigure |
Balaam
ⓘ
Joshua ⓘ Moses ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Israelites ⓘ |
| borders | Jordan River ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Joshua ⓘ Book of Numbers ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| faces | Jericho ⓘ |
| hasRole |
encampment site of the Israelites before entering Canaan
ⓘ
place associated with the death of Moses ⓘ place where Moses blessed the tribes of Israel ⓘ place where Moses commissioned Joshua ⓘ place where Moses reviewed the law with Israel ⓘ place where the covenant was renewed with Israel ⓘ setting for Moses’ final speeches ⓘ staging area for Israel’s entry into the Promised Land ⓘ |
| HebrewName | ‘Arvot Moav ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jordan
ⓘ
surface form:
Transjordan
east of the Jordan River ⓘ present-day Jordan ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
surface form:
Deuteronomy 1
Deuteronomy 34 ⓘ Book of Joshua ⓘ
surface form:
Joshua 13
Numbers 22 ⓘ Numbers 25 ⓘ Numbers ⓘ
surface form:
Numbers 26
Numbers ⓘ
surface form:
Numbers 31
Numbers 33 ⓘ Numbers 35 ⓘ |
| near |
Mount Nebo
ⓘ
Pisgah ⓘ Jericho ⓘ
surface form:
the city of Jericho
|
| partOf | land of Moab ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
associated with Moses’ death and burial nearby
ⓘ
associated with the conclusion of the Exodus journey ⓘ associated with the renewal of the covenant between God and Israel ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Bronze Age in biblical narrative ⓘ |
| usedBy | Israelites ⓘ |
| usedFor |
camping of the Israelites under Moses
ⓘ
distribution of land instructions to the tribes ⓘ giving of Deuteronomic law speeches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Plains of Moab Description of subject: The Plains of Moab are a region east of the Jordan River in present-day Jordan, known in the Hebrew Bible as the place where the Israelites camped before entering Canaan and where Moses delivered his final speeches and died.
Referenced by (8)
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