Obadiah
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Obadiah is a short prophetic book of the Old Testament that delivers a judgment oracle against Edom and a vision of Israel’s restoration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Obadiah canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1237635 — 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: Obadiah Context triple: [Roman Catholic biblical canon, includesBook, Obadiah]
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A.
Elisha
Elisha is the given first name of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl championships.
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B.
Elisha
Elisha is a prominent Hebrew prophet in the Bible, known as the successor of Elijah and for performing numerous miracles in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
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C.
Obadiah Scott
Obadiah Scott was the brother of civil rights leader Coretta Scott King and a member of the Scott family from rural Alabama.
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D.
Prophet Nathan
Prophet Nathan was a biblical prophet during the reign of King David, known for confronting the king over his sin with Bathsheba and for playing a key role in the succession of Solomon.
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E.
Abacuk Pricket
Abacuk Pricket was an English sailor and chronicler best known for his detailed account of the 1611 mutiny during Henry Hudson’s final voyage.
- 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: Obadiah Target entity description: Obadiah is a short prophetic book of the Old Testament that delivers a judgment oracle against Edom and a vision of Israel’s restoration.
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A.
Elisha
Elisha is the given first name of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl championships.
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B.
Elisha
Elisha is a prominent Hebrew prophet in the Bible, known as the successor of Elijah and for performing numerous miracles in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
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C.
Obadiah Scott
Obadiah Scott was the brother of civil rights leader Coretta Scott King and a member of the Scott family from rural Alabama.
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D.
Prophet Nathan
Prophet Nathan was a biblical prophet during the reign of King David, known for confronting the king over his sin with Bathsheba and for playing a key role in the succession of Solomon.
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E.
Abacuk Pricket
Abacuk Pricket was an English sailor and chronicler best known for his detailed account of the 1611 mutiny during Henry Hudson’s final voyage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Book of the Bible
ⓘ
Old Testament book ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| addresses |
Edom
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ |
| authorshipAttributedTo | prophet Obadiah ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical scripture ⓘ |
| containsProphecyAgainst | mountain of Esau ⓘ |
| containsProphecyOf |
Israel’s restoration
ⓘ
Zion’s deliverance ⓘ |
| focusesOn | day of the Lord ⓘ |
| genre |
judgment oracle
ⓘ
prophecy ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Catholic Old Testament
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholic biblical canon
Jewish Tanakh ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Orthodox Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Septuagint
Protestant Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Bible
|
| language |
Biblical Hebrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| length |
21 verses
ⓘ
one chapter ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
read in Christian lectionaries
ⓘ
read in Jewish lectionaries ⓘ |
| mentions |
Esau
ⓘ
Jacob ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Zion ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
shortest book in the Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
shortest book in the Old Testament ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Neviim ⓘ Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
The Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ |
| positionInChristianCanon |
Old Testament
ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| positionInJewishCanon |
Latter Prophets
ⓘ
linked to:
Prophets
|
| primaryTheme |
judgment against Edom
ⓘ
restoration of Israel ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | oracle of judgment followed by promise of restoration ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biblical commentaries
ⓘ
theological studies ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
covenant faithfulness
ⓘ
divine justice ⓘ retribution ⓘ universal judgment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Obadiah Description of subject: Obadiah is a short prophetic book of the Old Testament that delivers a judgment oracle against Edom and a vision of Israel’s restoration.
Referenced by (7)
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