1 Esdras
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1 Esdras is a deuterocanonical or apocryphal biblical book, largely paralleling material from 2 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah, and preserved in the Septuagint tradition.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1 Esdras canonical | 3 |
| 3 Esdras in Vulgate tradition | 1 |
| Book of Ezra | 1 |
| Esdras A | 1 |
| First Esdras | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T651893 — 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: 1 Esdras Context triple: [Jehoiachin, mentionedIn, 1 Esdras]
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A.
1 Enoch
1 Enoch is an ancient Jewish apocalyptic work, attributed to the biblical figure Enoch, that profoundly influenced early Jewish and Christian thought.
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B.
Ezra–Nehemiah
Ezra–Nehemiah is a biblical work that narrates the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon, the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple and walls, and the community’s religious and social reforms.
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C.
Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel is a biblical text combining court tales and apocalyptic visions that portrays the faithfulness of Daniel in exile and offers symbolic prophecies about future kingdoms and divine deliverance.
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D.
Book of Sirach
The Book of Sirach is a deuterocanonical Jewish wisdom text offering practical moral instruction and reflections on piety, ethics, and the law.
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E.
Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
- 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: 1 Esdras Target entity description: 1 Esdras is a deuterocanonical or apocryphal biblical book, largely paralleling material from 2 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah, and preserved in the Septuagint tradition.
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A.
1 Enoch
1 Enoch is an ancient Jewish apocalyptic work, attributed to the biblical figure Enoch, that profoundly influenced early Jewish and Christian thought.
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B.
Ezra–Nehemiah
Ezra–Nehemiah is a biblical work that narrates the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon, the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple and walls, and the community’s religious and social reforms.
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C.
Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel is a biblical text combining court tales and apocalyptic visions that portrays the faithfulness of Daniel in exile and offers symbolic prophecies about future kingdoms and divine deliverance.
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D.
Book of Sirach
The Book of Sirach is a deuterocanonical Jewish wisdom text offering practical moral instruction and reflections on piety, ethics, and the law.
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E.
Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament apocrypha
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apocryphal book ⓘ biblical book ⓘ deuterocanonical book ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Hebrew texts underlying 2 Chronicles
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Hebrew texts underlying Ezra ⓘ Hebrew texts underlying Nehemiah ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
apocryphal in most Protestant canons
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deuterocanonical in Eastern Orthodox canon ⓘ non‑canonical in Jewish Tanakh ⓘ |
| category |
Apocrypha (in early editions)
ⓘ
surface form:
Apocrypha
Deuterocanonical books ⓘ Deuterocanonical books ⓘ
surface form:
Septuagint books
|
| contains |
account of Cyrus’s decree allowing Jews to return
ⓘ
figure of Zerubbabel ⓘ narrative of Josiah’s Passover ⓘ public reading of the Law ⓘ rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple ⓘ story of the three bodyguards and the debate on what is strongest ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Temple restoration in Jerusalem
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covenant renewal ⓘ return from exile ⓘ |
| genre | historical narrative ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
1 Esdras
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surface form:
3 Esdras in Vulgate tradition
1 Esdras ⓘ
surface form:
Esdras A
1 Esdras ⓘ
surface form:
First Esdras
|
| influenced | Christian liturgical readings in some traditions ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| parallels |
Books of Chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
2 Chronicles
Ezra–Nehemiah ⓘ
surface form:
Ezra
Nehemiah ⓘ |
| partOf | Septuagint ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Codex Alexandrinus
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Codex Sinaiticus ⓘ Codex Vaticanus ⓘ Greek Septuagint manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Books of Chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
2 Chronicles
2 Esdras ⓘ 1 Esdras self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Ezra
Ezra–Nehemiah ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Nehemiah
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ some Protestant traditions ⓘ |
| setting |
Babylonian exile
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early Persian period ⓘ late monarchic period of Judah ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Ezra ⓘ |
| usedBy | early Christian writers ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1 Esdras Description of subject: 1 Esdras is a deuterocanonical or apocryphal biblical book, largely paralleling material from 2 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah, and preserved in the Septuagint tradition.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jehoiachin
this entity surface form:
Esdras A
this entity surface form:
First Esdras
this entity surface form:
3 Esdras in Vulgate tradition
this entity surface form:
Book of Ezra