Deuteronomy 1:1

E882308

Bible verse Torah verse

Deuteronomy 1:1 is the opening verse of the biblical book of Deuteronomy, introducing Moses’ final speeches to the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Deuteronomy 1:1 canonical	1
Deuteronomy 1:1–5	1
Deuteronomy chapter 1	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10724601 — 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: Deuteronomy 1:1
Context triple: [wilderness of Paran, describedIn, Deuteronomy 1:1]

A. Book of Deuteronomy
The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, consisting largely of Moses’ final speeches and laws to Israel before entering the Promised Land.
B. Deuteronomy 33:12
Deuteronomy 33:12 is a verse in the Old Testament that records Moses’ poetic blessing over the tribe of Benjamin, emphasizing God’s special protection and closeness to them.
C. Deuteronomy 33:23
Deuteronomy 33:23 is a verse in the Book of Deuteronomy that records Moses’ poetic blessing over the tribe of Naphtali, emphasizing favor from the Lord and possession of the sea and the south.
D. Deuteronomy 33
Deuteronomy 33 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that records Moses’ final blessings over the tribes of Israel before his death.
E. Deuteronomy 11:13–21
Deuteronomy 11:13–21 is a biblical passage from the Shema that emphasizes love and obedience to God, reward and punishment, and the command to place God’s words on one’s heart, home, and as a sign on the hand and between the eyes.
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: Deuteronomy 1:1
Target entity description: Deuteronomy 1:1 is the opening verse of the biblical book of Deuteronomy, introducing Moses’ final speeches to the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.

A. Book of Deuteronomy
The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, consisting largely of Moses’ final speeches and laws to Israel before entering the Promised Land.
B. Deuteronomy 33:12
Deuteronomy 33:12 is a verse in the Old Testament that records Moses’ poetic blessing over the tribe of Benjamin, emphasizing God’s special protection and closeness to them.
C. Deuteronomy 33:23
Deuteronomy 33:23 is a verse in the Book of Deuteronomy that records Moses’ poetic blessing over the tribe of Naphtali, emphasizing favor from the Lord and possession of the sea and the south.
D. Deuteronomy 33
Deuteronomy 33 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that records Moses’ final blessings over the tribes of Israel before his death.
E. Deuteronomy 11:13–21
Deuteronomy 11:13–21 is a biblical passage from the Shema that emphasizes love and obedience to God, reward and punishment, and the command to place God’s words on one’s heart, home, and as a sign on the hand and between the eyes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bible verse ⓘ Torah verse ⓘ
addresses	Israelites ⓘ
audience	second generation of Israelites after the Exodus ⓘ
book	Deuteronomy ⓘ linked to: Book of Deuteronomy
canonicalPosition	fifth book of the Pentateuch ⓘ fifth book of the Torah ⓘ
chapter	1 ⓘ
citationForm	Deut 1:1 ⓘ
functionInBook	locates speeches in time and space ⓘ
genre	legal-prophetic introduction ⓘ religious text ⓘ
historicalSetting	on the plains of Moab (according to the book’s narrative) ⓘ
introduces	Moses’ final speeches ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Biblical Hebrew ⓘ linked to: Hebrew
literaryFunction	superscription to Moses’ addresses ⓘ
literaryRole	introduction to Deuteronomy’s discourses ⓘ
locatedIn	Deuteronomy chapter 1 ⓘ linked to: Deuteronomy 1:1
mentions	Israel ⓘ Moses ⓘ
narrativeContext	preparation to enter the Promised Land ⓘ
opensSection	Deuteronomy 1:1–5 ⓘ linked to: Deuteronomy 1:1
partOf	Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ Christian Old Testament ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh
positionInBook	opening verse ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
scriptureStatus	canonical ⓘ
sectionOfBible	Pentateuch ⓘ linked to: Torah Torah ⓘ
setsSceneFor	historical review in Deuteronomy 1–4 ⓘ
testament	Old Testament ⓘ linked to: Christian Old Testament
theme	introduction to covenant exhortation ⓘ transition to life in the Promised Land ⓘ
theologicalSignificance	marks beginning of Deuteronomic covenant exposition ⓘ
traditionalAuthor	Moses ⓘ
usedIn	Christian preaching and teaching ⓘ Jewish liturgy and study ⓘ
verseNumber	1 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

wilderness of Paran → describedIn → Deuteronomy 1:1 ⓘ

Deuteronomy 1:1 → locatedIn → Deuteronomy chapter 1 ⓘ

linked to: Deuteronomy 1:1

Deuteronomy 1:1 → opensSection → Deuteronomy 1:1–5 ⓘ