Burning bush

E473664

biblical event miraculous sign theophany

The burning bush is the biblical manifestation of God that appeared to Moses as a miraculously flaming yet unconsumed shrub, marking his divine calling to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Burning bush canonical	2
Biblical burning bush	1
Burning Bush	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4842579 — 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: Burning bush
Context triple: [YHWH, revealedAt, Burning bush]

A. Bracken
Bracken is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin borne by various notable individuals, including poet and politician Thomas Bracken.
B. Solomon's Seal
Solomon's Seal is a legendary symbol associated with King Solomon, often depicted as an interlaced hexagram or pentagram believed to grant power over spirits and demons in various religious and occult traditions.
C. Coriaria
Coriaria is a genus of flowering plants known for its often toxic species with small, dark fruits and use in traditional dyes and tanning.
D. Lantana
Lantana is a 2001 Australian psychological drama film directed by Ray Lawrence, acclaimed for its intricate, interwoven narrative about relationships, trust, and betrayal.
E. Desert rose
Desert rose is a striking succulent plant known for its swollen, sculptural trunk and bright tubular flowers, famously found on the isolated island of Socotra.
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: Burning bush
Target entity description: The burning bush is the biblical manifestation of God that appeared to Moses as a miraculously flaming yet unconsumed shrub, marking his divine calling to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.

A. Bracken
Bracken is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin borne by various notable individuals, including poet and politician Thomas Bracken.
B. Solomon's Seal
Solomon's Seal is a legendary symbol associated with King Solomon, often depicted as an interlaced hexagram or pentagram believed to grant power over spirits and demons in various religious and occult traditions.
C. Coriaria
Coriaria is a genus of flowering plants known for its often toxic species with small, dark fruits and use in traditional dyes and tanning.
D. Lantana
Lantana is a 2001 Australian psychological drama film directed by Ray Lawrence, acclaimed for its intricate, interwoven narrative about relationships, trust, and betrayal.
E. Desert rose
Desert rose is a striking succulent plant known for its swollen, sculptural trunk and bright tubular flowers, famously found on the isolated island of Socotra.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical event ⓘ miraculous sign ⓘ theophany ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	theophany of the burning bush ⓘ linked to: Moses at the burning bush
appearsIn	Book of Exodus ⓘ linked to: Exodus
appearsInChapter	Exodus 3 ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	God of Israel ⓘ linked to: the LORD
associatedWithPerson	Moses ⓘ
canonicalStatus	part of the Old Testament ⓘ part of the Torah ⓘ
communicatesMessage	God’s command to Moses to deliver Israel from slavery ⓘ revelation of God’s concern for the suffering of the Israelites ⓘ
describedAs	bush that burned with fire but was not consumed ⓘ
followedBy	Exodus of the Israelites ⓘ linked to: Exodus from Egypt Moses’ return to Egypt ⓘ
genre	narrative ⓘ
includesCommand	Moses to go to Pharaoh ⓘ “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground” ⓘ
includesSign	leprous hand healed ⓘ staff turned into serpent ⓘ water from Nile turned to blood ⓘ
influencedSymbol	Presbyterian Church burning bush emblem ⓘ linked to: Presbyterian churches worldwide Reformed churches’ burning bush seal ⓘ
interpretedAs	prefiguration of later divine revelations ⓘ
languageOfPrimaryText	Biblical Hebrew ⓘ linked to: Hebrew
liturgicalUse	theme in Jewish and Christian worship and preaching ⓘ
locationTraditional	Mount Horeb ⓘ Mount Sinai ⓘ
marksEvent	call of Moses ⓘ commission of Moses to lead Israelites out of Egypt ⓘ
mentionedIn	New Testament (Acts 7:30–35) ⓘ linked to: New Testament
miraculousProperty	bush burned with fire but was not consumed ⓘ
MosesObjection	Moses claims he is slow of speech ⓘ
MosesResponse	Moses hides his face ⓘ
promises	God’s presence with Moses ⓘ deliverance of Israel from Egypt ⓘ worship of God on this mountain ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
revealsNameOfGod	YHWH ⓘ “I AM WHO I AM” ⓘ linked to: I Am That I Am
symbolizes	God’s self‑existence ⓘ Israel preserved amid affliction ⓘ divine presence ⓘ holiness ⓘ
timeOfCompositionTraditional	Mosaic era ⓘ
timeOfNarratedEventTraditional	before the Exodus from Egypt ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

YHWH → revealedAt → Burning bush ⓘ

Agnieszka Holland → notableWork → Burning Bush ⓘ

linked to: Burning bush

The Life of Moses → depicts → Burning bush ⓘ

Nec Tamen Consumebatur → associatedWith → Biblical burning bush ⓘ