Book of Habakkuk
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The Book of Habakkuk is a prophetic text in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament in which the prophet dialogues with God about justice, suffering, and the fate of the wicked.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Habakkuk canonical | 6 |
| Habakkuk 1 | 1 |
| Habakkuk 2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T934641 — 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 Habakkuk Context triple: [The Twelve Minor Prophets, containsWork, Book of Habakkuk]
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A.
Book of Nahum
The Book of Nahum is an Old Testament prophetic text that pronounces divine judgment on the Assyrian city of Nineveh and offers comfort to Judah through the promise of its oppressor’s downfall.
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B.
Book of Amos
The Book of Amos is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Amos, emphasizing social justice, divine judgment, and the call to genuine righteousness.
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C.
Book of Obadiah
The Book of Obadiah is a brief Old Testament prophetic book that delivers a judgment oracle against Edom and affirms God’s ultimate justice for Israel.
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D.
Book of Joel
The Book of Joel is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that portrays a devastating locust plague as a symbol of divine judgment and calls the people to repentance in anticipation of the "day of the Lord."
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E.
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.
- 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 Habakkuk Target entity description: The Book of Habakkuk is a prophetic text in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament in which the prophet dialogues with God about justice, suffering, and the fate of the wicked.
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A.
Book of Nahum
The Book of Nahum is an Old Testament prophetic text that pronounces divine judgment on the Assyrian city of Nineveh and offers comfort to Judah through the promise of its oppressor’s downfall.
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B.
Book of Amos
The Book of Amos is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Amos, emphasizing social justice, divine judgment, and the call to genuine righteousness.
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C.
Book of Obadiah
The Book of Obadiah is a brief Old Testament prophetic book that delivers a judgment oracle against Edom and affirms God’s ultimate justice for Israel.
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D.
Book of Joel
The Book of Joel is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that portrays a devastating locust plague as a symbol of divine judgment and calls the people to repentance in anticipation of the "day of the Lord."
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neviim
ⓘ
Old Testament book ⓘ book of the Bible ⓘ minor prophet ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| addresses |
impending Babylonian invasion
ⓘ
violence and injustice in Judah ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Habakkuk
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surface form:
Prophet Habakkuk
|
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Christian Old Testament
ⓘ
canonical in Jewish Bible ⓘ |
| chapterCount | 3 ⓘ |
| closingForm | psalm with musical notations ⓘ |
| contains |
a psalm or prayer in chapter 3
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dialogue between prophet and God ⓘ two complaints of Habakkuk ⓘ two divine responses ⓘ woe oracles against oppressors ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
God’s sovereignty over nations
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waiting for God’s appointed time ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
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prophecy ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Habakkuk ⓘ |
| historicalContext | period of rising Babylonian power ⓘ |
| influenced | New Testament theology of faith ⓘ |
| keyVerse | Habakkuk 2:4 ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryFeature |
question-and-answer format
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use of theodicy ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | read in Jewish and Christian worship ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
divine justice
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faith and trust in God ⓘ fate of the wicked ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ suffering of the righteous ⓘ |
| openingWords | The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tanakh
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surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
The Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ
surface form:
Twelve Minor Prophets
|
| positionInCanon | among the Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ |
| quotedIn |
Epistle to the Galatians
ⓘ
surface form:
Galatians
Letter to the Hebrews ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrews
Romans ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | three chapters ⓘ |
| teaches | the righteous shall live by faith ⓘ |
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Subject: Book of Habakkuk Description of subject: The Book of Habakkuk is a prophetic text in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament in which the prophet dialogues with God about justice, suffering, and the fate of the wicked.
Referenced by (8)
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