Leviticus 15
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Leviticus 15 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible that outlines laws concerning ritual purity related to bodily discharges and cleanliness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leviticus 15 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4918162 — 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: Leviticus 15 Context triple: [Leviticus 16, follows, Leviticus 15]
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A.
Leviticus 19
Leviticus 19 is a key chapter in the Hebrew Bible that outlines the “Holiness Code,” emphasizing ethical conduct, social justice, and love of neighbor as central to Israel’s covenantal life.
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B.
Leviticus 16
Leviticus 16 is the biblical chapter that details the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) rituals, including the high priest’s sacrifices and the scapegoat ceremony for Israel’s sins.
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C.
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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D.
Leviticus 18:5
Leviticus 18:5 is a biblical verse in the Book of Leviticus that, in Jewish law, is interpreted as a key textual basis for the principle that preserving human life overrides almost all other religious commandments (pikuach nefesh).
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E.
Leviticus 23
Leviticus 23 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that outlines Israel’s appointed festivals and sacred days, including weekly Sabbaths and annual feasts.
- 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: Leviticus 15 Target entity description: Leviticus 15 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible that outlines laws concerning ritual purity related to bodily discharges and cleanliness.
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A.
Leviticus 19
Leviticus 19 is a key chapter in the Hebrew Bible that outlines the “Holiness Code,” emphasizing ethical conduct, social justice, and love of neighbor as central to Israel’s covenantal life.
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B.
Leviticus 16
Leviticus 16 is the biblical chapter that details the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) rituals, including the high priest’s sacrifices and the scapegoat ceremony for Israel’s sins.
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C.
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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D.
Leviticus 18:5
Leviticus 18:5 is a biblical verse in the Book of Leviticus that, in Jewish law, is interpreted as a key textual basis for the principle that preserving human life overrides almost all other religious commandments (pikuach nefesh).
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E.
Leviticus 23
Leviticus 23 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that outlines Israel’s appointed festivals and sacred days, including weekly Sabbaths and annual feasts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical chapter
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Chapter of the Torah ⓘ |
| addresses |
Chronic discharges
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Contamination of objects ⓘ Contamination of persons ⓘ Female genital discharges ⓘ Male genital discharges ⓘ Menstruation ⓘ Ritual washing ⓘ Sacrificial offerings for purification ⓘ Seminal emission ⓘ Waiting periods for purification ⓘ |
| associatedWithSource | Priestly source ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
Canonical in Christian Old Testament
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Canonical in Jewish Tanakh ⓘ |
| chapterAfter | Leviticus 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chapterBefore | Leviticus 14 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns | Ritual impurity from bodily fluids ⓘ |
| definesStatus |
Clean after prescribed rites
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Unclean until evening ⓘ |
| genre |
Legal text
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Priestly legislation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian interpretations of purity
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Later Jewish purity laws ⓘ Rabbinic discussions in the Mishnah ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalText | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedInSection | Holiness and purity laws ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Leviticus
NERFINISHED
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Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Priestly code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInBook | 15 ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
Bodily discharges
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Cleanliness ⓘ Impurity ⓘ Ritual purity ⓘ |
| purpose |
To maintain ritual purity in the community
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To regulate access to the sanctuary ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| setsBoundaryBetween |
Clean and unclean
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Holy and common ⓘ |
| setsRequirement |
Bringing offerings at the sanctuary
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Immersion in water for purification ⓘ Laundering of clothes after impurity ⓘ Time-based waiting before becoming clean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leviticus 15 Description of subject: Leviticus 15 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible that outlines laws concerning ritual purity related to bodily discharges and cleanliness.
Referenced by (1)
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