Old Covenant
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The Old Covenant is the biblical agreement between God and Israel, centered on the Mosaic Law and sacrificial system, that Christians believe was fulfilled and superseded by the New Covenant in Christ.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Covenant of Moses | 1 |
| Old Covenant canonical | 1 |
| Old Covenant and New Covenant | 1 |
| ברית סיני | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4768548 — 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: Old Covenant Context triple: [New Covenant in Christian theology, contrastedWith, Old Covenant]
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A.
Covenant Chain
The Covenant Chain was a series of diplomatic alliances and agreements in the 17th and 18th centuries that bound the Iroquois (including the Mohawk) and the British colonies in mutual peace, trade, and military cooperation.
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B.
Old Deuteronomy
Old Deuteronomy is a wise, elderly, and revered cat character from T. S. Eliot’s poetry, best known as the benevolent leader of the Jellicle cats in the musical "Cats."
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C.
Renewing the Covenant
Renewing the Covenant is a seminal work of Jewish theology by Eugene Borowitz that rearticulates covenantal faith for contemporary liberal Judaism.
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D.
The Covenant
The Covenant is a historical novel by James A. Michener that traces the complex, multiethnic history of South Africa from prehistoric times through the 20th century.
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E.
The Covenant
The Covenant is a 2006 supernatural horror-action film about a group of teenage warlocks who must confront a dark power threatening their secret legacy.
- 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: Old Covenant Target entity description: The Old Covenant is the biblical agreement between God and Israel, centered on the Mosaic Law and sacrificial system, that Christians believe was fulfilled and superseded by the New Covenant in Christ.
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A.
Covenant Chain
The Covenant Chain was a series of diplomatic alliances and agreements in the 17th and 18th centuries that bound the Iroquois (including the Mohawk) and the British colonies in mutual peace, trade, and military cooperation.
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B.
Old Deuteronomy
Old Deuteronomy is a wise, elderly, and revered cat character from T. S. Eliot’s poetry, best known as the benevolent leader of the Jellicle cats in the musical "Cats."
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C.
Renewing the Covenant
Renewing the Covenant is a seminal work of Jewish theology by Eugene Borowitz that rearticulates covenantal faith for contemporary liberal Judaism.
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D.
The Covenant
The Covenant is a historical novel by James A. Michener that traces the complex, multiethnic history of South Africa from prehistoric times through the 20th century.
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E.
The Covenant
The Covenant is a 2006 supernatural horror-action film about a group of teenage warlocks who must confront a dark power threatening their secret legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical covenant
ⓘ
theological concept ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Aaronic priesthood ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Temple worship
ⓘ
tabernacle worship ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
God of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
the LORD
Moses ⓘ |
| conditionedOn | Israel’s obedience ⓘ |
| containsLaw |
Mosaic Law
ⓘ
Ten Commandments ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | New Covenant ⓘ |
| covenantType | conditional covenant ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Deuteronomy 28–30
ⓘ
Exodus 19–24 ⓘ
linked to:
Exodus 19
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Covenant of Moses
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Covenant
Mosaic Covenant ⓘ
linked to:
Mosaic covenant
Sinaitic Covenant ⓘ
linked to:
Mosaic covenant
|
| hasKeyConcept |
atonement through sacrifice
ⓘ
covenant law ⓘ holiness code ⓘ |
| hasStatusInChristianTheology | fulfilled in Christ ⓘ |
| hasStatusInSomeChristianTraditions | superseded by New Covenant ⓘ |
| includesRitual |
Sabbath observance
ⓘ
animal sacrifices ⓘ circumcision ⓘ festivals of Israel ⓘ ritual purity laws ⓘ |
| includesSystem |
Levitical priesthood
ⓘ
sacrificial system ⓘ |
| languageUsedIn |
2 Corinthians 3
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Hebrews 8–10 ⓘ
linked to:
Letter to the Hebrews
|
| madeAtLocation | Mount Sinai ⓘ |
| madeWith | people of Israel ⓘ |
| mediatedBy | Moses ⓘ |
| prefigures | New Covenant sacrificial understanding ⓘ |
| promises | blessings for obedience ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| saidToBeFulfilledBy | New Covenant ⓘ |
| saidToBeFulfilledIn | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Exodus ⓘ Book of Leviticus ⓘ Book of Numbers ⓘ |
| theologizedIn |
Epistle to the Hebrews
ⓘ
linked to:
Letter to the Hebrews
Pauline epistles ⓘ
linked to:
Pauline Epistles
|
| threatens | curses for disobedience ⓘ |
| viewedAsScriptureIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
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Input
Subject: Old Covenant Description of subject: The Old Covenant is the biblical agreement between God and Israel, centered on the Mosaic Law and sacrificial system, that Christians believe was fulfilled and superseded by the New Covenant in Christ.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Old Covenant
linked to: Old Covenant