Judges
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Judges is an Old Testament book that recounts the cyclical pattern of Israel’s apostasy, oppression, and deliverance under a series of divinely appointed leaders before the establishment of the monarchy.
All labels observed (23)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Judges | 151 |
| Judges canonical | 8 |
| Judges 4 | 3 |
| Judges 7 | 3 |
| Judges 10 | 2 |
| Judges 21 | 2 |
| Judges 3 | 2 |
| Judges 8 | 2 |
| Judges 9 | 2 |
| Period of the Judges | 2 |
| Bible—Judges—Samson | 1 |
| Book of Judges, chapter 16 | 1 |
| Judges (period of the Judges) | 1 |
| Judges 11 | 1 |
| Judges 13 | 1 |
| Judges 16 | 1 |
| Judges 17 | 1 |
| Judges 20 | 1 |
| Judges 6 | 1 |
| Judges of Israel | 1 |
| Old Testament judges | 1 |
| biblical Book of Judges | 1 |
| biblical Book of Judges (through Samson story) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157933 — 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: Judges Context triple: [Prophets, containsBook, Judges]
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A.
Final Judgment
Final Judgment is the Christian belief in a future, definitive divine judgment in which God will assess all people and determine their eternal destiny.
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B.
Prophets
Prophets is a major section of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that contains the writings and historical accounts of Israel’s prophetic figures and their messages.
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C.
The People
"The People" is a politically charged hip-hop track by Common that reflects on social issues, community struggles, and empowerment.
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D.
Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are a foundational set of biblical moral principles that outline core duties toward God and other people in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
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E.
Twelve Tribes of Israel
The Twelve Tribes of Israel are the traditional divisions of the ancient Israelite people, each descended from one of the twelve sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob.
- 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: Judges Target entity description: Judges is an Old Testament book that recounts the cyclical pattern of Israel’s apostasy, oppression, and deliverance under a series of divinely appointed leaders before the establishment of the monarchy.
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A.
Final Judgment
Final Judgment is the Christian belief in a future, definitive divine judgment in which God will assess all people and determine their eternal destiny.
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B.
Prophets
Prophets is a major section of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that contains the writings and historical accounts of Israel’s prophetic figures and their messages.
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C.
The People
"The People" is a politically charged hip-hop track by Common that reflects on social issues, community struggles, and empowerment.
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D.
Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are a foundational set of biblical moral principles that outline core duties toward God and other people in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
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E.
Twelve Tribes of Israel
The Twelve Tribes of Israel are the traditional divisions of the ancient Israelite people, each descended from one of the twelve sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Book of the Bible
ⓘ
Old Testament book ⓘ |
| belongsToSection |
Former Prophets
ⓘ
linked to:
Prophets
|
| canonicalStatus |
scripture in Christianity
ⓘ
scripture in Judaism ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
God’s mercy and deliverance
ⓘ
Israel’s disobedience to God ⓘ cycle of apostasy oppression and deliverance ⓘ failure of Israel to complete the conquest of Canaan ⓘ need for righteous leadership in Israel ⓘ |
| closingSituation | Israel without a king ⓘ |
| containsLiteraryForm |
heroic tales
ⓘ
narrative ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| containsPoem | Song of Deborah ⓘ |
| epilogueContent | stories of Micah’s idol and the Benjamite war ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Abdon
ⓘ
Abimelech ⓘ Barak ⓘ Deborah ⓘ Delilah ⓘ Ehud ⓘ Elon ⓘ Gideon ⓘ Ibzan ⓘ Jair ⓘ Jephthah ⓘ
linked to:
Jephta
Levite of Ephraim ⓘ Micah ⓘ Othniel ⓘ Samson ⓘ Shamgar ⓘ Tola ⓘ |
| featuresEnemyGroup |
Amalekites
ⓘ
Ammonites ⓘ
linked to:
Ammonite
Canaanites ⓘ Midianites ⓘ
linked to:
Midian
Moabites ⓘ Philistines ⓘ |
| featuresTribe |
tribe of Benjamin
ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Benjamin
tribe of Dan ⓘ tribe of Ephraim ⓘ tribe of Judah ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Judah
|
| follows | Book of Joshua ⓘ |
| language |
Biblical Hebrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| openingEvent | death of Joshua ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| positionInHebrewCanon | 2 ⓘ |
| positionInProtestantCanon | 7 ⓘ |
| precedes |
Book of Ruth
ⓘ
linked to:
Ruth
|
| prologueContent | Israel’s failure to drive out the Canaanites ⓘ |
| refrain | In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | time between Joshua and the monarchy ⓘ |
| settingRegion |
land of Canaan
ⓘ
linked to:
Canaan
|
| structure | prologue main cycles and epilogue ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian preaching and teaching
ⓘ
Jewish liturgy and study ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Judges Description of subject: Judges is an Old Testament book that recounts the cyclical pattern of Israel’s apostasy, oppression, and deliverance under a series of divinely appointed leaders before the establishment of the monarchy.
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