Book of Daniel
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The Book of Daniel is a biblical text combining court tales and apocalyptic visions that portrays the faithfulness of Daniel in exile and offers symbolic prophecies about future kingdoms and divine deliverance.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157599 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Daniel Context triple: [Prophetic Books, hasPart, Book of Daniel]
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A.
Book of Ezekiel
The Book of Ezekiel is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible that records the visions and messages of the prophet Ezekiel, focusing on divine judgment, the fall and restoration of Israel, and vivid symbolic imagery.
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Book of Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah is a major Old Testament prophetic text that combines messages of judgment and hope, traditionally attributed to the prophet Isaiah and highly influential in both Jewish and Christian theology.
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Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament, presenting an apocalyptic vision of the end times, divine judgment, and the ultimate triumph of God.
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D.
Book of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible that records the messages, warnings, and laments of the prophet Jeremiah concerning Judah’s impending judgment and eventual restoration.
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E.
Book of Sirach
The Book of Sirach is a deuterocanonical Jewish wisdom text offering practical moral instruction and reflections on piety, ethics, and the law.
- 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 Daniel Target entity description: The Book of Daniel is a biblical text combining court tales and apocalyptic visions that portrays the faithfulness of Daniel in exile and offers symbolic prophecies about future kingdoms and divine deliverance.
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A.
Book of Ezekiel
The Book of Ezekiel is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible that records the visions and messages of the prophet Ezekiel, focusing on divine judgment, the fall and restoration of Israel, and vivid symbolic imagery.
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B.
Book of Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah is a major Old Testament prophetic text that combines messages of judgment and hope, traditionally attributed to the prophet Isaiah and highly influential in both Jewish and Christian theology.
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C.
Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament, presenting an apocalyptic vision of the end times, divine judgment, and the ultimate triumph of God.
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D.
Book of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible that records the messages, warnings, and laments of the prophet Jeremiah concerning Judah’s impending judgment and eventual restoration.
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E.
Book of Sirach
The Book of Sirach is a deuterocanonical Jewish wisdom text offering practical moral instruction and reflections on piety, ethics, and the law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament book
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apocalyptic literature ⓘ biblical book ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInCatholicism | includes deuterocanonical additions ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInJudaism | part of Writings (Ketuvim) ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInProtestantism | major prophetic book ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Daniel ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
divine deliverance
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divine sovereignty over kingdoms ⓘ faithfulness in exile ⓘ |
| containsSection |
apocalyptic visions
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court tales ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Abednego
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Belshazzar ⓘ Darius the Mede ⓘ Meshach ⓘ Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ Meshach ⓘ
surface form:
Shadrach
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| featuresEvent |
fiery furnace
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lion's den ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalypse
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narrative ⓘ |
| hasVision |
four beasts
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ram and goat ⓘ seventy weeks prophecy ⓘ statue of four metals ⓘ |
| includesText |
Bel and the Dragon
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Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children ⓘ
surface form:
Prayer of Azariah
Song of the Three Holy Youths ⓘ
surface form:
Song of the Three Young Men
Susanna ⓘ |
| influenced |
Book of Revelation
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Christian eschatology ⓘ Jewish apocalyptic literature ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| setIn |
Babylonian exile
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Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Medo-Persian period
|
| symbolism |
Ancient of Days
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Son of Man ⓘ beasts representing kingdoms ⓘ |
| theme |
God's control of history
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perseverance under persecution ⓘ vindication of the righteous ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Daniel ⓘ |
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Subject: Book of Daniel Description of subject: The Book of Daniel is a biblical text combining court tales and apocalyptic visions that portrays the faithfulness of Daniel in exile and offers symbolic prophecies about future kingdoms and divine deliverance.
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Prayer of Azariah
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Additions to Daniel
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Book of Daniel, chapter 5
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Additions to Daniel
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Septuagint Daniel
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Book of Daniel (indirectly, via Belshazzar)
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Book of Daniel chapter 3
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Additions to Daniel
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Daniel 5
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Daniel in the lions' den
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Daniel in the lions' den
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Book of Daniel chapter 6
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Hebrew Book of Daniel
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Daniel 5
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Belshazzar
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Belshazzar’s Feast
this entity surface form:
Book of Daniel, chapter 5
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Belshazzar’s Feast (John Martin painting)