Book of Obadiah
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The Book of Obadiah is a brief Old Testament prophetic book that delivers a judgment oracle against Edom and affirms God’s ultimate justice for Israel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book of Obadiah canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T934637 — 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: Book of Obadiah Context triple: [The Twelve Minor Prophets, containsWork, Book of Obadiah]
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A.
Book of Amos
The Book of Amos is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Amos, emphasizing social justice, divine judgment, and the call to genuine righteousness.
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B.
Book of Joel
The Book of Joel is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that portrays a devastating locust plague as a symbol of divine judgment and calls the people to repentance in anticipation of the "day of the Lord."
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C.
The Twelve Minor Prophets
The Twelve Minor Prophets are a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, traditionally grouped together as a single unit.
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D.
Book of Micah
The Book of Micah is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Micah, including themes of divine judgment, social justice, and future restoration centered on Zion.
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E.
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.
- 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: Book of Obadiah Target entity description: The Book of Obadiah is a brief Old Testament prophetic book that delivers a judgment oracle against Edom and affirms God’s ultimate justice for Israel.
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A.
Book of Amos
The Book of Amos is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Amos, emphasizing social justice, divine judgment, and the call to genuine righteousness.
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B.
Book of Joel
The Book of Joel is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that portrays a devastating locust plague as a symbol of divine judgment and calls the people to repentance in anticipation of the "day of the Lord."
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C.
The Twelve Minor Prophets
The Twelve Minor Prophets are a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, traditionally grouped together as a single unit.
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D.
Book of Micah
The Book of Micah is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Micah, including themes of divine judgment, social justice, and future restoration centered on Zion.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew Bible book
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Old Testament book ⓘ book of the Bible ⓘ minor prophet ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| addresses | Edom ⓘ |
| affirms |
day of the Lord
ⓘ
restoration of Zion ⓘ ultimate triumph of God ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Obadiah ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Catholicism
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canonical in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ canonical in Judaism ⓘ canonical in Protestantism ⓘ |
| chapterCount | 1 ⓘ |
| concerns | violence of Edom against Judah ⓘ |
| contains |
oracles of judgment
ⓘ
promises of deliverance for Israel ⓘ |
| genre |
judgment oracle
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prophetic oracle ⓘ |
| historicalContext | hostility between Edom and Judah ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| lengthCharacteristic |
shortest book in the Hebrew Bible
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shortest book in the Old Testament ⓘ |
| mentions |
Mount Seir
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surface form:
Mount Esau
Zion ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Zion
day of the Lord ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian biblical canon
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surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Neviim ⓘ The Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ
surface form:
Twelve Minor Prophets
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| positionInMinorProphets |
fifth in many Christian orderings of the Twelve
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fourth in the Hebrew ordering of the Twelve ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
divine justice
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judgment against Edom ⓘ vindication of Israel ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Book of Amos
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Book of Jeremiah ⓘ Book of Joel ⓘ |
| structure | judgment on Edom followed by restoration for Israel ⓘ |
| testament |
Bible
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surface form:
Old Testament
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| theologicalEmphasis |
moral accountability of nations
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retributive justice ⓘ sovereignty of God over nations ⓘ |
| tradition |
Christian prophetic tradition
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Jewish prophetic tradition ⓘ |
| verseCount | 21 ⓘ |
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Subject: Book of Obadiah Description of subject: The Book of Obadiah is a brief Old Testament prophetic book that delivers a judgment oracle against Edom and affirms God’s ultimate justice for Israel.
Referenced by (5)
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