Book of Ezekiel

E11362

Major Prophet Neviim book of the Hebrew Bible book of the Old Testament prophetic book

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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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Book of Ezekiel canonical	43
Ezekiel	6
Ezekiel 1	2
BookOfEzekiel	1
Ezekiel 16:49–50	1
Ezekiel 18	1
Ezekiel 2:1 and following	1
Ezekiel 3	1
Ezekiel 34	1
Ezekiel 37	1
Ezekiel 38	1
Ezekiel 40	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T113352 — 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 Ezekiel
Context triple: [Babylonian exile, significantText, Book of Ezekiel]

A. Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament, presenting an apocalyptic vision of the end times, divine judgment, and the ultimate triumph of God.
B. Book of Exodus
The Book of Exodus is the second book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, narrating the Israelites’ deliverance from slavery in Egypt under Moses and the establishment of their covenant with God.
C. Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
D. Book of Deuteronomy
The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, consisting largely of Moses’ final speeches and laws to Israel before entering the Promised Land.
E. 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.
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 Ezekiel
Target entity description: 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.

A. Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament, presenting an apocalyptic vision of the end times, divine judgment, and the ultimate triumph of God.
B. Book of Exodus
The Book of Exodus is the second book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, narrating the Israelites’ deliverance from slavery in Egypt under Moses and the establishment of their covenant with God.
C. Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
D. Book of Deuteronomy
The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, consisting largely of Moses’ final speeches and laws to Israel before entering the Promised Land.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major Prophet ⓘ Neviim ⓘ book of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ book of the Old Testament ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ
associatedWithEmpire	Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
associatedWithLocation	Chebar canal ⓘ
canonicalStatus	canonical in Catholicism ⓘ canonical in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ canonical in Judaism ⓘ canonical in Protestantism ⓘ
closingSection	description of a restored temple and land ⓘ
containsSymbolicAct	eating a scroll ⓘ lying on his side for many days ⓘ packing baggage for exile ⓘ shaving his head and beard ⓘ
containsTheme	divine judgment ⓘ fall of Jerusalem ⓘ holiness of God ⓘ individual responsibility ⓘ new covenant imagery ⓘ restoration of Israel ⓘ
containsVision	vision of the chariot ⓘ vision of the departure of the glory of the Lord ⓘ vision of the new temple ⓘ vision of the return of the glory of the Lord ⓘ vision of the valley of dry bones ⓘ
dividedInto	oracles against foreign nations ⓘ oracles of judgment against Judah and Jerusalem ⓘ oracles of restoration ⓘ
genre	apocalyptic literature precursor ⓘ prophecy ⓘ
hasKeyImage	Gog of the land of Magog ⓘ four living creatures ⓘ river flowing from the temple ⓘ wheels within wheels ⓘ
hasLanguage	Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
hasNumberOfChapters	48 ⓘ
influenced	Christian eschatology ⓘ Jewish apocalyptic literature ⓘ mystical traditions such as Merkavah mysticism ⓘ
keyChapter	Book of Ezekiel self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ezekiel 1 Book of Ezekiel self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ezekiel 18 Book of Ezekiel self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ezekiel 37 Book of Ezekiel self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ezekiel 40 Ezekiel 47 ⓘ
mainCharacter	Ezekiel ⓘ
openingVerse	“In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month” ⓘ
partOf	Bible ⓘ surface form: Christian Old Testament Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible
positionAmongMajorProphets	after Book of Jeremiah ⓘ before Book of Daniel in many Christian canons ⓘ
positionInHebrewBible	third of the Latter Prophets ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
setting	6th century BCE ⓘ Babylonian exile ⓘ
traditionallyAttributedTo	Ezekiel ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (60)

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

Babylonian exile → significantText → Book of Ezekiel ⓘ

Good Shepherd → scripturalAllusion → Book of Ezekiel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ezekiel 34

Prophetic Books → hasPart → Book of Ezekiel ⓘ

Septuagint → includesBook → Book of Ezekiel ⓘ