Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children
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The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children is an ancient Greek addition to the Book of Daniel, preserved in the biblical Apocrypha and featuring the prayers and hymn of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prayer of Azariah | 3 |
| Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children canonical | 3 |
| Daniel 3 | 2 |
| Song of the Three Youths in the fiery furnace | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T898908 — 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: Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children Context triple: [Apocrypha (in early editions), containsWork, Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children]
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A.
Prayer of Manasseh
The Prayer of Manasseh is a short penitential text attributed to King Manasseh of Judah, preserved in some Christian traditions as a powerful example of repentance and divine mercy.
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B.
Letter of Jeremiah
The Letter of Jeremiah is a deuterocanonical epistle traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, warning against idolatry and included in the biblical canon of several Christian traditions.
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C.
Jubilees
Jubilees is an ancient Jewish religious work from the Second Temple period that retells and expands upon the narratives of Genesis and Exodus, often considered part of the pseudepigrapha.
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D.
Song of Moses
The Song of Moses is a biblical hymn in Deuteronomy that poetically recounts God's faithfulness and Israel's unfaithfulness, serving as a covenantal witness and warning to the people of Israel.
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E.
Suffering of Zion
Suffering of Zion refers to the profound grief, devastation, and hardship experienced by Jerusalem and its people, especially as poetically depicted in the biblical book of Lamentations.
- 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: Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children Target entity description: The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children is an ancient Greek addition to the Book of Daniel, preserved in the biblical Apocrypha and featuring the prayers and hymn of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace.
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A.
Prayer of Manasseh
The Prayer of Manasseh is a short penitential text attributed to King Manasseh of Judah, preserved in some Christian traditions as a powerful example of repentance and divine mercy.
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B.
Letter of Jeremiah
The Letter of Jeremiah is a deuterocanonical epistle traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, warning against idolatry and included in the biblical canon of several Christian traditions.
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C.
Jubilees
Jubilees is an ancient Jewish religious work from the Second Temple period that retells and expands upon the narratives of Genesis and Exodus, often considered part of the pseudepigrapha.
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D.
Song of Moses
The Song of Moses is a biblical hymn in Deuteronomy that poetically recounts God's faithfulness and Israel's unfaithfulness, serving as a covenantal witness and warning to the people of Israel.
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E.
Suffering of Zion
Suffering of Zion refers to the profound grief, devastation, and hardship experienced by Jerusalem and its people, especially as poetically depicted in the biblical book of Lamentations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
addition to the Book of Daniel
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apocryphal text ⓘ biblical text ⓘ deuterocanonical text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Song of the Three Holy Youths
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surface form:
Song of the Three Children
Song of the Three Jews ⓘ Song of the Three Holy Youths ⓘ
surface form:
Song of the Three Young Men
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| appearsIn | Greek version of Daniel 3 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image narrative ⓘ |
| biblicalBookContext |
Book of Daniel
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surface form:
Book of Daniel chapter 3
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| canonicalStatusIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| contains |
Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Prayer of Azariah
Song of the Three Holy Youths ⓘ
surface form:
Song of the Three Holy Children
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| featuresCharacter |
Abednego
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Azariah ⓘ Shadrach ⓘ
surface form:
Hananiah
Meshach ⓘ Mishael ⓘ Shadrach ⓘ |
| focusesOn | faithfulness under persecution ⓘ |
| genre |
hymn
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prayer ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Babylonian exile ⓘ |
| includes |
doxology
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litany of creation praising God ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian hymnody
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liturgical canticles ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalUseIn |
Catholic liturgy
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Orthodox liturgy ⓘ |
| nonCanonicalIn |
Tanakh
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surface form:
Jewish Tanakh
most Protestant Bibles ⓘ |
| omittedFrom | Hebrew Masoretic Text of Daniel ⓘ |
| partOf | Book of Daniel ⓘ |
| positionInDaniel | between Daniel 3:23 and Daniel 3:24 in the Septuagint ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Septuagint
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Apocrypha (in early editions) ⓘ
surface form:
biblical Apocrypha
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| relatedTo |
Benedicite
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surface form:
Canticle Benedicite
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| setDuring | fiery furnace episode ⓘ |
| textualForm | Greek-only addition ⓘ |
| theme |
confession of sin
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divine deliverance ⓘ praise of God ⓘ |
| tradition | Christian Old Testament deuterocanon ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Azariah ⓘ |
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Subject: Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children Description of subject: The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children is an ancient Greek addition to the Book of Daniel, preserved in the biblical Apocrypha and featuring the prayers and hymn of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Apocrypha (in early editions)
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Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children
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this entity surface form:
Prayer of Azariah
Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children
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Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children
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this entity surface form:
Prayer of Azariah
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Daniel 3
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Daniel 3
this entity surface form:
Prayer of Azariah
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Song of the Three Youths in the fiery furnace