Daniel in the lions den
E121019
Daniel in the lions' den is a famous biblical story in which the prophet Daniel is miraculously saved by God after being thrown into a den of lions for refusing to stop praying.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daniel in the lions den canonical | 1 |
| Daniel in the lions' den | 1 |
| Daniel in the lions’ den | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1015000 — 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: Daniel in the lions den Context triple: [Book of Daniel, containsStory, Daniel in the lions den]
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A.
Belshazzar’s Feast
Belshazzar’s Feast is a dramatic biblical painting by Rembrandt depicting the moment a mysterious divine inscription appears on the wall during the Babylonian king’s lavish banquet.
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B.
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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C.
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur is a 1959 epic historical drama film renowned for its grand scale, record-setting 11 Academy Awards, and iconic chariot race sequence.
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D.
Finding in the Temple
Finding in the Temple is a New Testament episode in which the twelve-year-old Jesus is discovered by his parents teaching and debating with the elders in the Jerusalem Temple.
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E.
King of the Jews
King of the Jews is a royal title historically associated with the ruler of Judea, most notably used for Herod the Great in the late first century BCE.
- 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: Daniel in the lions den Target entity description: Daniel in the lions' den is a famous biblical story in which the prophet Daniel is miraculously saved by God after being thrown into a den of lions for refusing to stop praying.
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A.
Belshazzar’s Feast
Belshazzar’s Feast is a dramatic biblical painting by Rembrandt depicting the moment a mysterious divine inscription appears on the wall during the Babylonian king’s lavish banquet.
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B.
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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C.
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur is a 1959 epic historical drama film renowned for its grand scale, record-setting 11 Academy Awards, and iconic chariot race sequence.
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D.
Finding in the Temple
Finding in the Temple is a New Testament episode in which the twelve-year-old Jesus is discovered by his parents teaching and debating with the elders in the Jerusalem Temple.
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E.
King of the Jews
King of the Jews is a royal title historically associated with the ruler of Judea, most notably used for Herod the Great in the late first century BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament narrative
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biblical story ⓘ miracle story ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice | regular prayer ⓘ |
| associatedWithVirtue |
courage
ⓘ
trust in God ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Catholic Old Testament
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canonical in Jewish Tanakh ⓘ canonical in Protestant Old Testament ⓘ |
| causeOfPunishment | Daniel's refusal to stop praying to God ⓘ |
| demonstrates |
Daniel's loyalty to God over royal decrees
ⓘ
God's power to save ⓘ |
| featuresAnimal | lions ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Daniel
ⓘ
King Darius ⓘ satraps and administrators ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Christian biblical canon
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| foundInBook |
Book of Daniel
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Daniel chapter 6
|
| hasTheme |
God's sovereignty over kings
ⓘ
civil disobedience ⓘ divine protection ⓘ faithfulness to God ⓘ perseverance in prayer ⓘ vindication of the righteous ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian art
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Christian hymnody ⓘ Jewish art ⓘ sermons and homiletics ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalText |
Aramaic
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Aramaic
|
| legalPretext | decree forbidding prayer to anyone but the king ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | encouragement to remain faithful under foreign rule ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | court tale ⓘ |
| miracleDescription | God sends an angel to shut the lions' mouths ⓘ |
| outcomeForAccusers |
accusers are killed by the lions
ⓘ
accusers are thrown into the lions' den ⓘ |
| outcomeForDaniel | Daniel is unharmed ⓘ |
| partOf | Book of Daniel ⓘ |
| punishmentType | being thrown into a den of lions ⓘ |
| referencedIn |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Jewish midrashic literature ⓘ |
| setDuringReignOf | Darius the Mede ⓘ |
| setIn |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Medo-Persian Empire
|
| symbolizes |
deliverance from persecution
ⓘ
protection amid danger ⓘ |
| usedAs |
children's Bible story
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example of steadfast faith in Christianity ⓘ example of steadfast faith in Judaism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daniel in the lions den Description of subject: Daniel in the lions' den is a famous biblical story in which the prophet Daniel is miraculously saved by God after being thrown into a den of lions for refusing to stop praying.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Book of Daniel
this entity surface form:
Daniel in the lions' den
this entity surface form:
Daniel in the lions’ den