Daniel (biblical prophet)

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Hebrew Bible figure Jewish sage apocalyptic seer biblical prophet

Daniel is a major Hebrew Bible prophet renowned for his wisdom, apocalyptic visions, and steadfast faith under foreign rule, as depicted in the Book of Daniel and related traditions.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Daniel (biblical prophet) canonical	2
Daniel (Daniel 9)	1
Daniel (biblical figure)	1
Dániel	1
prophet Daniel	1
prophet Daniel (in Christian tradition)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1992313 — 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: Daniel (biblical prophet)
Context triple: [Susanna, featuresCharacter, Daniel (biblical prophet)]

A. Zechariah
Zechariah is a biblical priest and the father of John the Baptist, featured prominently in the Gospel infancy narratives for his prophetic role and encounter with the angel Gabriel.
B. Ezekiel
Ezekiel is a major Hebrew prophet known for his vivid apocalyptic visions and central role in the biblical Book of Ezekiel.
C. 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.
D. prophet Zechariah
Prophet Zechariah was a Hebrew biblical prophet of the early Second Temple period, known for his apocalyptic visions and for encouraging the rebuilding and spiritual renewal of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
E. Jeremiah
Jeremiah is a major Old Testament prophet whose writings, including themes of covenant and judgment, are frequently referenced in the New Testament.
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: Daniel (biblical prophet)
Target entity description: Daniel is a major Hebrew Bible prophet renowned for his wisdom, apocalyptic visions, and steadfast faith under foreign rule, as depicted in the Book of Daniel and related traditions.

A. Zechariah
Zechariah is a biblical priest and the father of John the Baptist, featured prominently in the Gospel infancy narratives for his prophetic role and encounter with the angel Gabriel.
B. Ezekiel
Ezekiel is a major Hebrew prophet known for his vivid apocalyptic visions and central role in the biblical Book of Ezekiel.
C. 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.
D. prophet Zechariah
Prophet Zechariah was a Hebrew biblical prophet of the early Second Temple period, known for his apocalyptic visions and for encouraging the rebuilding and spiritual renewal of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
E. Jeremiah
Jeremiah is a major Old Testament prophet whose writings, including themes of covenant and judgment, are frequently referenced in the New Testament.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hebrew Bible figure ⓘ Jewish sage ⓘ apocalyptic seer ⓘ biblical prophet ⓘ
angelicFigureInVisions	Gabriel ⓘ Michael ⓘ
associatedBook	Book of Daniel ⓘ
associatedEmpire	Medo-Persian Empire ⓘ linked to: Achaemenid Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
associatedNarrative	Daniel in the lions' den ⓘ linked to: Daniel in the lions den Nebuchadnezzar's dream of the statue ⓘ fiery furnace narrative (with his companions) ⓘ seventy weeks prophecy ⓘ vision of the Ancient of Days and one like a son of man ⓘ vision of the four beasts ⓘ writing on the wall ⓘ
associatedWith	Abednego ⓘ Meshach ⓘ Shadrach ⓘ
canonicalStatusInChristianity	included among the Major Prophets in many Christian traditions ⓘ
canonicalStatusInJudaism	included in Ketuvim (Writings) ⓘ
captivityContext	Babylonian exile ⓘ
courtLocation	Babylon ⓘ
devotionalPractice	praying three times a day ⓘ
ethnicity	Israelite ⓘ linked to: Israelites
influenceOnTradition	Christian eschatology ⓘ Jewish apocalyptic thought ⓘ
languageOfTradition	Aramaic ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ
literaryCategory	apocalyptic literature ⓘ
name	Daniel ⓘ
nameMeaning	God is my judge ⓘ
notableFor	apocalyptic visions ⓘ loyalty to the God of Israel under foreign rule ⓘ steadfast faith ⓘ wisdom ⓘ
primarySource	Book of Daniel ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
role	court official ⓘ interpreter of dreams ⓘ visionary ⓘ wise man ⓘ
scripturalTradition	Christian Bible ⓘ linked to: Bible Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh Jewish Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh Old Testament ⓘ linked to: Tanakh
servedUnder	Belshazzar ⓘ Cyrus the Great ⓘ Darius the Mede ⓘ Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ
symbolicTheme	rise and fall of kingdoms ⓘ sovereignty of God over empires ⓘ vindication of the righteous under oppression ⓘ
tribalAffiliation	Judah ⓘ
virtue	courage under persecution ⓘ faithfulness to dietary laws ⓘ prayerfulness ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Susanna → featuresCharacter → Daniel (biblical prophet) ⓘ

Daniel → notableBearer → Daniel (biblical prophet) ⓘ

Major Prophets → centralFigures → prophet Daniel (in Christian tradition) ⓘ