Book of Jonah
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The Book of Jonah is a short biblical narrative about the prophet Jonah, whose attempt to flee God's command leads to his being swallowed by a great fish and ultimately delivering a message of repentance to the city of Nineveh.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Jonah canonical | 19 |
| Jonah | 8 |
| Jonah and the Whale | 2 |
| Book of Jonah (Mincha) | 1 |
| Jonah's deliverance from the fish | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157604 — 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 Jonah Context triple: [Prophetic Books, hasPart, Book of Jonah]
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A.
Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel is a biblical text combining court tales and apocalyptic visions that portrays the faithfulness of Daniel in exile and offers symbolic prophecies about future kingdoms and divine deliverance.
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B.
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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C.
Book of Job
The Book of Job is a biblical text that explores human suffering, divine justice, and faith through the story of a righteous man tested by extreme adversity.
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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.
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.
- 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 Jonah Target entity description: The Book of Jonah is a short biblical narrative about the prophet Jonah, whose attempt to flee God's command leads to his being swallowed by a great fish and ultimately delivering a message of repentance to the city of Nineveh.
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A.
Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel is a biblical text combining court tales and apocalyptic visions that portrays the faithfulness of Daniel in exile and offers symbolic prophecies about future kingdoms and divine deliverance.
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B.
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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C.
Book of Job
The Book of Job is a biblical text that explores human suffering, divine justice, and faith through the story of a righteous man tested by extreme adversity.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical book
ⓘ
narrative text ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| approximateLength | short book ⓘ |
| attributedTo | prophet Jonah ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical scripture ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
God's compassion for nations
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divine mercy ⓘ obedience to God ⓘ prophetic mission ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| citedIn |
Gospel of Luke
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Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
God spares Nineveh
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Jonah boards a ship to Tarshish ⓘ Jonah flees from God's command ⓘ Jonah is swallowed by a great fish ⓘ Jonah is thrown overboard ⓘ Jonah's anger at God's mercy ⓘ Jonah's deliverance from the fish ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Jonah
Jonah's prayer from the fish ⓘ Jonah's preaching in Nineveh ⓘ Nineveh's repentance ⓘ a great storm at sea ⓘ the plant that shades Jonah ⓘ the worm that destroys the plant ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | God ⓘ |
| featuresCreature | great fish ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Joppa
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linked to:
Jaffa
Nineveh ⓘ Tarshish ⓘ the sea ⓘ |
| genre |
narrative
ⓘ
prophetic literature ⓘ |
| language |
Biblical Hebrew
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linked to:
Hebrew
|
| literaryDevice |
irony
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satire ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | read on Yom Kippur in Judaism ⓘ |
| mentions | king of Nineveh ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian Old Testament
ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Neviim ⓘ Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ
linked to:
The Twelve Minor Prophets
|
| primaryCharacter |
Jonah
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Jonah
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | four chapters ⓘ |
| symbolism | sign of Jonah ⓘ |
| testament |
Old Testament
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linked to:
Bible
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| traditionalAuthor |
Jonah
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Jonah
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Book of Jonah Description of subject: The Book of Jonah is a short biblical narrative about the prophet Jonah, whose attempt to flee God's command leads to his being swallowed by a great fish and ultimately delivering a message of repentance to the city of Nineveh.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
prophet Jonah
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subject linked to:
Father Mapple (Moby-Dick novel character)