Book of Numbers
E45690
The Book of Numbers is a biblical text in the Hebrew Bible that recounts the Israelites’ wilderness wanderings and preparations to enter the Promised Land, combining narrative episodes with laws and censuses.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Numbers canonical | 91 |
| Bemidbar | 2 |
| Book of Numbers chapter 1 | 1 |
| Book of Numbers chapter 26 | 1 |
| Book of Numbers in the Torah | 1 |
| Sifre Bamidbar | 1 |
| במדבר | 1 |
| ספר במדבר | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T348498 — 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 Numbers Context triple: [Tanakh, contains, Book of Numbers]
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A.
Book of Deuteronomy
The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, consisting largely of Moses’ final speeches and laws to Israel before entering the Promised Land.
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B.
Book of Leviticus
The Book of Leviticus is the third book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, primarily detailing laws, rituals, and priestly regulations for the Israelites.
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C.
Book of Exodus
The Book of Exodus is the second book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, narrating the Israelites’ deliverance from slavery in Egypt under Moses and the establishment of their covenant with God.
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D.
Sefer HaBahir
Sefer HaBahir is an early, foundational work of Jewish mysticism that introduces many of the core symbolic concepts and themes later developed in Kabbalah.
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E.
Sons of Korah
The Sons of Korah were a Levitical family line in ancient Israel known for their role as temple singers and composers of several psalms in the Hebrew Bible.
- 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 Numbers Target entity description: The Book of Numbers is a biblical text in the Hebrew Bible that recounts the Israelites’ wilderness wanderings and preparations to enter the Promised Land, combining narrative episodes with laws and censuses.
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A.
Book of Deuteronomy
The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, consisting largely of Moses’ final speeches and laws to Israel before entering the Promised Land.
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B.
Book of Leviticus
The Book of Leviticus is the third book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, primarily detailing laws, rituals, and priestly regulations for the Israelites.
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C.
Book of Exodus
The Book of Exodus is the second book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, narrating the Israelites’ deliverance from slavery in Egypt under Moses and the establishment of their covenant with God.
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D.
Sefer HaBahir
Sefer HaBahir is an early, foundational work of Jewish mysticism that introduces many of the core symbolic concepts and themes later developed in Kabbalah.
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E.
Sons of Korah
The Sons of Korah were a Levitical family line in ancient Israel known for their role as temple singers and composers of several psalms in the Hebrew Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical text
ⓘ
book of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ book of the Old Testament ⓘ |
| attributedAuthorTradition | Moses ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
sacred scripture in Christianity
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sacred scripture in Judaism ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Aaron
ⓘ
Moses ⓘ Israelites ⓘ
surface form:
the Israelites
|
| contains |
censuses of the Israelites
ⓘ
itineraries of Israel’s journeys ⓘ laws and ritual regulations ⓘ stories of divine guidance and provision ⓘ stories of rebellion and judgment ⓘ |
| followedBy | Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ |
| genre |
law code
ⓘ
religious history ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Balaam’s oracles
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Korah’s rebellion ⓘ Moses striking the rock at Meribah ⓘ bronze serpent episode ⓘ census of the first generation in the wilderness ⓘ census of the second generation before entering Canaan ⓘ rebellion at Kadesh ⓘ spies sent to Canaan ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| literaryForm |
legal material
ⓘ
narrative ⓘ |
| meaningOfGreekTitle |
Numbers
ⓘ
surface form:
numbers
|
| meaningOfHebrewTitle | in the wilderness ⓘ |
| partOf |
Five Books of Moses
ⓘ
surface form:
Pentateuch
Torah ⓘ |
| positionInCanon |
fourth book of the Christian Old Testament
ⓘ
fourth book of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| precededBy | Book of Leviticus ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
Israelites’ wilderness wanderings
ⓘ
preparations to enter the Promised Land ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| setting |
Sinai Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai wilderness
Plains of Moab ⓘ
surface form:
plains of Moab
|
| subjectMatter |
covenant relationship between God and Israel
ⓘ
organization of Israelite camp and priesthood ⓘ |
| timeFrame | period between the Exodus and entry into Canaan ⓘ |
| titleInGreek |
Numbers
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surface form:
Αριθμοί
|
| titleInHebrew |
Book of Numbers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
במדבר
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| transliterationOfGreekTitle | Arithmoi ⓘ |
| transliterationOfHebrewTitle |
Book of Numbers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bemidbar
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How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Book of Numbers Description of subject: The Book of Numbers is a biblical text in the Hebrew Bible that recounts the Israelites’ wilderness wanderings and preparations to enter the Promised Land, combining narrative episodes with laws and censuses.
Referenced by (99)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Book of Numbers in the Torah
this entity surface form:
Bemidbar
subject surface form:
Wilderness of Paran
subject surface form:
Hobab
subject surface form:
זבולון
this entity surface form:
ספר במדבר
subject surface form:
Og, king of Bashan
subject surface form:
Wilderness of Zin