The Twelve Minor Prophets
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The Twelve Minor Prophets are a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, traditionally grouped together as a single unit.
All labels observed (19)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minor Prophets | 15 |
| Twelve Minor Prophets | 9 |
| The Twelve Minor Prophets canonical | 5 |
| Book of Haggai | 2 |
| Book of Joel | 2 |
| Book of Zechariah | 2 |
| Book of Amos | 1 |
| Book of Habakkuk | 1 |
| Book of Hosea | 1 |
| Book of Malachi | 1 |
| Book of Micah | 1 |
| Book of Nahum | 1 |
| Book of Obadiah | 1 |
| Book of Zephaniah | 1 |
| Minor Prophets (The Twelve) | 1 |
| Minor prophets | 1 |
| The Minor Prophets | 1 |
| The Twelve Prophets | 1 |
| prophet Haggai | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Twelve Minor Prophets Context triple: [Septuagint, includesBook, The Twelve Minor Prophets]
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A.
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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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 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.
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D.
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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E.
Lamentations
Lamentations is a biblical book of poetic dirges traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, mourning the destruction of Jerusalem and expressing profound grief, repentance, and hope in God’s mercy.
- 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: The Twelve Minor Prophets Target entity description: The Twelve Minor Prophets are a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, traditionally grouped together as a single unit.
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A.
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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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 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.
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D.
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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E.
Lamentations
Lamentations is a biblical book of poetic dirges traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, mourning the destruction of Jerusalem and expressing profound grief, repentance, and hope in God’s mercy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical book collection
ⓘ
section of the Christian Old Testament ⓘ section of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Twelve
ⓘ
surface form:
The Book of the Twelve
The Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ
surface form:
The Minor Prophets
The Twelve ⓘ |
| associatedReligionText |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Bible
Tanakh ⓘ |
| canonicalIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant churches
Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| containsWork |
Book of Amos
ⓘ
Book of Habakkuk ⓘ Book of Haggai ⓘ Book of Hosea ⓘ Book of Joel ⓘ Book of Jonah ⓘ Book of Malachi ⓘ Book of Micah ⓘ Book of Nahum ⓘ Book of Obadiah ⓘ Book of Zechariah ⓘ Book of Zephaniah ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Major Prophets ⓘ |
| genre | prophetic literature ⓘ |
| groupingCriterion | shorter length compared to Major Prophets ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| literaryFunction | record of prophetic messages to Israel and Judah ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 12 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Neviim
ⓘ
Prophets ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalCollectionOf |
prophetic oracles
ⓘ
symbolic narratives ⓘ visions ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | canonical ⓘ |
| testament |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| theologicalTheme |
covenant faithfulness
ⓘ
day of the Lord ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ repentance ⓘ restoration ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthorshipType | prophetic authors ⓘ |
| traditionalOrderEnd | Malachi ⓘ |
| traditionalOrderStart | Hosea ⓘ |
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Subject: The Twelve Minor Prophets Description of subject: The Twelve Minor Prophets are a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, traditionally grouped together as a single unit.
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Book of Amos
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Book of Obadiah
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Book of Micah
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Book of Nahum
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Book of Habakkuk
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Book of Zephaniah
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Book of Haggai
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Book of Zechariah
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Book of Malachi
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Minor Prophets (The Twelve)
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Minor Prophets
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Twelve Minor Prophets
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Minor Prophets
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Twelve Minor Prophets
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Minor Prophets
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Twelve Minor Prophets
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Minor Prophets
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Twelve Minor Prophets
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Minor Prophets
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