Ezra–Nehemiah
E11365
Deuteronomistic history tradition work
Hebrew Bible book
Old Testament book
biblical book
historical narrative
Ezra–Nehemiah is a biblical work that narrates the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon, the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple and walls, and the community’s religious and social reforms.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Nehemiah | 22 |
| Book of Ezra | 15 |
| Ezra | 7 |
| Ezra–Nehemiah canonical | 4 |
| 1 Esdras | 1 |
| Book of Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible | 1 |
| Deuteronomistic history | 1 |
| Nehemiah 11:29 | 1 |
| Nehemiah 7 | 1 |
| Nehemiah 9 | 1 |
| Nehemiah’s rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T113359 — 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: Ezra–Nehemiah Context triple: [Babylonian exile, significantText, Ezra–Nehemiah]
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A.
Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Neviim
Neviim is the section of the Hebrew Bible that contains the prophetic books and historical narratives of the prophets in Judaism.
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C.
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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D.
Tanakh
The Tanakh is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures that forms the foundational religious text of Judaism, encompassing the Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings).
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E.
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.
- 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: Ezra–Nehemiah Target entity description: Ezra–Nehemiah is a biblical work that narrates the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon, the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple and walls, and the community’s religious and social reforms.
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A.
Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Neviim
Neviim is the section of the Hebrew Bible that contains the prophetic books and historical narratives of the prophets in Judaism.
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C.
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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D.
Tanakh
The Tanakh is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures that forms the foundational religious text of Judaism, encompassing the Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings).
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Deuteronomistic history tradition work
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Hebrew Bible book ⓘ Old Testament book ⓘ biblical book ⓘ historical narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
part of Christian Old Testament
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part of Jewish Tanakh ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
public reading of the Torah
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rebuilding of Jerusalem’s city wall ⓘ rebuilding of the Second Temple ⓘ reorganization of the community ⓘ separation from foreign marriages ⓘ |
| genre | post-exilic history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ezra–Nehemiah
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Book of Ezra
Ezra–Nehemiah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Nehemiah
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| language |
Aramaic
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surface form:
Biblical Aramaic
Hebrew ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
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| literaryFeature |
first-person memoir sections
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lists and genealogies ⓘ official letters and decrees ⓘ prayers and confessions ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Artaxerxes I of Persia
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Cyrus the Great ⓘ Darius I of Persia ⓘ Ezra–Nehemiah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ezra
Joshua son of Jehozadak ⓘ
surface form:
Jeshua son of Jozadak
Nehemiah ⓘ Zerubbabel ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Torah observance
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community identity ⓘ covenant renewal ⓘ rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple ⓘ rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem ⓘ religious reforms ⓘ return of Jewish exiles from Babylon ⓘ social reforms ⓘ |
| positionInCanon |
Historical Books (Christian canon)
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Ketuvim ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| setting |
Babylon
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Jerusalem ⓘ Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Empire
Judea ⓘ
surface form:
Yehud province
|
| textualTradition |
often divided into Ezra and Nehemiah in Christian Bibles
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treated as a single book in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| timeOfNarrative |
5th century BCE
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6th century BCE ⓘ Persian period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ezra–Nehemiah Description of subject: Ezra–Nehemiah is a biblical work that narrates the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon, the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple and walls, and the community’s religious and social reforms.
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Book of Nehemiah
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Book of Nehemiah
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