Daniel
E21909
Daniel is a biblical book in the Old Testament that recounts the visions and experiences of the prophet Daniel, emphasizing themes of faithfulness and divine sovereignty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daniel canonical | 30 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157986 — 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: Daniel Context triple: [Writings, containsBook, Daniel]
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A.
Adam
Adam is the first human in Abrahamic religious traditions, whose disobedience in Eden is believed to have introduced sin into the human condition.
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B.
Andreas
Andreas is a masculine given name of Greek origin, commonly used in various European and international cultures.
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C.
Edwin
Edwin is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "rich friend" or "prosperous friend."
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D.
David
David is the middle name of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States and Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II.
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E.
Johan
Johan is the given first name of J. Erik Jonsson, an American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded Texas Instruments and served as mayor of Dallas.
- 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: Daniel Target entity description: Daniel is a biblical book in the Old Testament that recounts the visions and experiences of the prophet Daniel, emphasizing themes of faithfulness and divine sovereignty.
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A.
Adam
Adam is the first human in Abrahamic religious traditions, whose disobedience in Eden is believed to have introduced sin into the human condition.
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B.
Andreas
Andreas is a masculine given name of Greek origin, commonly used in various European and international cultures.
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C.
Edwin
Edwin is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "rich friend" or "prosperous friend."
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D.
David
David is the middle name of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States and Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II.
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E.
Johan
Johan is the given first name of J. Erik Jonsson, an American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded Texas Instruments and served as mayor of Dallas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament book
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biblical book ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Belshazzar
ⓘ
Cyrus the Great ⓘ Darius the Mede ⓘ Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Catholicism
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canonical in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ canonical in Judaism ⓘ canonical in Protestantism ⓘ |
| containsStory |
Belshazzar’s Feast
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surface form:
Belshazzars feast and the writing on the wall
Daniel in the lions den ⓘ Nebuchadnezzars dream of the statue ⓘ Shadrach Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace ⓘ |
| containsVision |
four beasts
ⓘ
man clothed in linen ⓘ seventy weeks prophecy ⓘ the ram and the goat ⓘ |
| divisionInChristianOldTestament | Prophets ⓘ |
| divisionInHebrewBible | Ketuvim ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Gods control over history
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judgment of arrogant kingdoms ⓘ reward for faithfulness ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalyptic literature
ⓘ
court narrative ⓘ |
| hasSection |
apocalyptic visions
ⓘ
court tales ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Book of Revelation
ⓘ
Christian eschatology ⓘ Jewish apocalyptic literature ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Daniel self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Bible
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| setting |
Babylonian exile
ⓘ
Persian period ⓘ |
| theme |
divine sovereignty
ⓘ
eschatological hope ⓘ faithfulness to God ⓘ perseverance under persecution ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Daniel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daniel Description of subject: Daniel is a biblical book in the Old Testament that recounts the visions and experiences of the prophet Daniel, emphasizing themes of faithfulness and divine sovereignty.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Book of Daniel
subject surface form:
Belshazzar