Ezekiel 9

E523500

chapter of the Book of Ezekiel

Ezekiel 9 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament prophetic book of Ezekiel that recounts a vision of divine judgment executed on the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ezekiel 9 canonical	2
Ezekiel 8	1
Ezekiel 9:1	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5475010 — 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: Ezekiel 9
Context triple: [Ezekiel 10, follows, Ezekiel 9]

A. Ezekiel 39
Ezekiel 39 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Ezekiel that prophesies the final defeat and destruction of Gog and his forces in a climactic end-times battle orchestrated by God.
B. Ezekiel 10
Ezekiel 10 is a biblical chapter in the Book of Ezekiel that vividly describes the prophet’s vision of God’s glory departing the Jerusalem Temple, featuring complex imagery of cherubim and the divine chariot.
C. Ezekiel 47
Ezekiel 47 is a biblical chapter in the Book of Ezekiel that presents the prophet’s vision of a life-giving river flowing from the Temple, symbolizing restoration, healing, and renewed fertility for the land.
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.
E. Isaiah 49
Isaiah 49 is a prophetic chapter in the Book of Isaiah that presents the Servant of the Lord’s mission to restore Israel and bring salvation to the nations.
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: Ezekiel 9
Target entity description: Ezekiel 9 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament prophetic book of Ezekiel that recounts a vision of divine judgment executed on the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

A. Ezekiel 39
Ezekiel 39 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Ezekiel that prophesies the final defeat and destruction of Gog and his forces in a climactic end-times battle orchestrated by God.
B. Ezekiel 10
Ezekiel 10 is a biblical chapter in the Book of Ezekiel that vividly describes the prophet’s vision of God’s glory departing the Jerusalem Temple, featuring complex imagery of cherubim and the divine chariot.
C. Ezekiel 47
Ezekiel 47 is a biblical chapter in the Book of Ezekiel that presents the prophet’s vision of a life-giving river flowing from the Temple, symbolizing restoration, healing, and renewed fertility for the land.
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.
E. Isaiah 49
Isaiah 49 is a prophetic chapter in the Book of Isaiah that presents the Servant of the Lord’s mission to restore Israel and bring salvation to the nations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chapter of the Book of Ezekiel ⓘ
addressedTo	exilic community of Judah ⓘ
associatedWith	Babylonian exile period ⓘ
authorTraditionallyAscribedTo	prophet Ezekiel ⓘ linked to: Ezekiel
canonicalStatus	canonical in Christianity ⓘ canonical in Judaism ⓘ
closingVerse	Ezekiel 9:11 ⓘ
containsMotif	divine command ⓘ heavenly vision ⓘ mark on the forehead ⓘ remnant preservation ⓘ sanctuary defilement ⓘ
describes	departure of divine glory from the temple complex (in broader vision context) ⓘ judgment beginning at the sanctuary ⓘ marking of those who sigh and groan over abominations ⓘ slaughter of inhabitants without the protective mark ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Ezekiel ⓘ YHWH ⓘ elders of Israel ⓘ inhabitants of Jerusalem ⓘ man clothed in linen ⓘ six executioners ⓘ
followedBy	Ezekiel 10 ⓘ
follows	Ezekiel 8 ⓘ linked to: Ezekiel 9
genre	prophetic literature ⓘ vision report ⓘ
language	Biblical Hebrew ⓘ linked to: Hebrew
literaryContext	vision of abominations and judgment in Ezekiel 8–11 ⓘ
locationInCanon	Major Prophets section of the Christian Old Testament ⓘ Neviim (Prophets) in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Neviim
mainTheme	divine judgment on Jerusalem ⓘ holiness of God ⓘ punishment for idolatry and violence ⓘ separation of the righteous from the wicked ⓘ
numberOfVerses	11 ⓘ
openingVerse	Ezekiel 9:1 ⓘ linked to: Ezekiel 9
partOf	Book of Ezekiel ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh Old Testament ⓘ linked to: Christian Old Testament
positionInBook	ninth chapter of Ezekiel ⓘ
precededBy	Ezekiel 8 ⓘ
precedes	Ezekiel 10 ⓘ
primarySetting	Jerusalem ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
testament	Old Testament ⓘ linked to: Christian Old Testament
usedIn	Christian biblical exegesis ⓘ Jewish biblical exegesis ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Ezekiel 10 → follows → Ezekiel 9 ⓘ

Ezekiel 10 → precededBy → Ezekiel 9 ⓘ

Ezekiel 9 → follows → Ezekiel 8 ⓘ

linked to: Ezekiel 9

Ezekiel 9 → openingVerse → Ezekiel 9:1 ⓘ