Book of Micah
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Micah canonical | 16 |
| Micah 5:2 | 2 |
| Micah chapter 6 | 1 |
| Micah the prophet (Book of Micah) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T642688 — 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 Micah Context triple: [Zion, appearsInBook, Book of Micah]
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A.
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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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 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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D.
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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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 Micah Target entity description: 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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A.
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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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 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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D.
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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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 (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neviim
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Old Testament book ⓘ book of the Bible ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfProphet | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedKingdom | Kingdom of Judah ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Christianity
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canonical in Judaism ⓘ |
| closingEmphasis | God’s steadfast love and forgiveness ⓘ |
| closingVerseReference | Micah 7:20 ⓘ |
| containsProphecyAgainst |
Jerusalem
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Samaria ⓘ |
| criticizesGroup |
priests
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prophets ⓘ rulers ⓘ wealthy landowners ⓘ |
| eschatologicalTheme | nations streaming to Zion ⓘ |
| ethicalEmphasis |
condemnation of exploitation
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justice for the poor ⓘ |
| famousQuotation | "He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
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prophecy ⓘ |
| keyVerse | Micah 6:8 ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| majorTheme |
Zion
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corruption of leaders ⓘ covenant faithfulness ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ future restoration ⓘ hope for a remnant ⓘ idolatry and its consequences ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| mentionsLocation |
Jerusalem
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Moresheth ⓘ Samaria ⓘ Zion ⓘ |
| messianicProphecy |
Book of Micah
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Micah 5:2
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| messianicTheme | ruler from Bethlehem ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 7 ⓘ |
| openingSuperscription | "The word of the LORD that came to Micah of Moresheth" ⓘ |
| openingVerseReference | Micah 1:1 ⓘ |
| parallelPassage | Isaiah 2:2–4 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tanakh
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surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
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| positionInOldTestament | one of the Minor Prophets ⓘ |
| positionInTanakh | one of the Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| structureFeature |
oracles of judgment
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oracles of salvation ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo |
Micah
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surface form:
Micah the prophet
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Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Micah 5:2
this entity surface form:
Micah 5:2
subject surface form:
Micah (Book of Judges)
this entity surface form:
Micah the prophet (Book of Micah)