Oracles against the nations
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Oracles against the nations are a series of prophetic judgments in the Book of Amos that denounce surrounding peoples for their injustices and crimes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oracles against the nations canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5132072 — 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: Oracles against the nations Context triple: [Book of Amos, contains, Oracles against the nations]
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A.
On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
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B.
Panel of the Wise
The Panel of the Wise is a consultative body of eminent African personalities that advises and supports the African Union in conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding efforts across the continent.
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C.
La Sagesse et la destinée
La Sagesse et la destinée is a philosophical essay by Maurice Maeterlinck that reflects on wisdom, fate, and the human condition.
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D.
Spear of the Nation
Spear of the Nation is the English name of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of South Africa’s African National Congress that fought against apartheid.
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E.
Throne of Zeus
Throne of Zeus is a song by American singer Stefani Germanotta, better known as Lady Gaga.
- 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: Oracles against the nations Target entity description: Oracles against the nations are a series of prophetic judgments in the Book of Amos that denounce surrounding peoples for their injustices and crimes.
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A.
On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
-
B.
Panel of the Wise
The Panel of the Wise is a consultative body of eminent African personalities that advises and supports the African Union in conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding efforts across the continent.
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C.
La Sagesse et la destinée
La Sagesse et la destinée is a philosophical essay by Maurice Maeterlinck that reflects on wisdom, fate, and the human condition.
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D.
Spear of the Nation
Spear of the Nation is the English name of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of South Africa’s African National Congress that fought against apartheid.
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E.
Throne of Zeus
Throne of Zeus is a song by American singer Stefani Germanotta, better known as Lady Gaga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical passage
ⓘ
judgment oracle ⓘ prophetic oracle ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Ammon
ⓘ
Aram ⓘ
linked to:
Aram-naharaim
Edom ⓘ Israel ⓘ Judah ⓘ Moab ⓘ Philistia ⓘ Tyre ⓘ |
| associatedProphet |
Amos of Tekoa
ⓘ
linked to:
Amos
|
| attributedTo | Amos ⓘ |
| canonicalOrder |
Amos 1–2
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Amos
|
| denounces |
betrayal of treaties
ⓘ
cruelty ⓘ desecration of the dead ⓘ injustice ⓘ slave trading ⓘ violence against pregnant women ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| ethicalFocus |
social justice
ⓘ
treatment of enemies and vulnerable peoples ⓘ |
| firstOracleAgainst | Damascus ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| genre | prophetic literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 8th century BCE Levant ⓘ |
| includesOracleAgainst |
Ammon
ⓘ
Edom ⓘ Gaza ⓘ
linked to:
Gaza Strip
Israel ⓘ Judah ⓘ Moab ⓘ Tyre ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | sets rhetorical trap that culminates in judgment on Israel ⓘ |
| openingFormula | Thus says the Lord ⓘ |
| partOf | Book of Amos ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| refrain | For three transgressions of X, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| setting | Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| structure | series of judgment sayings introduced by formulaic refrains ⓘ |
| studiedIn | prophetic studies ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
divine justice
ⓘ
ethical monotheism ⓘ universal accountability of nations to God ⓘ |
| usedIn | biblical exegesis ⓘ |
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Subject: Oracles against the nations Description of subject: Oracles against the nations are a series of prophetic judgments in the Book of Amos that denounce surrounding peoples for their injustices and crimes.
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