The Tanakh is the canonical collection of Hebrew scripture itself, the founding text of Judaism and, in different arrangement and translation, part of the Christian Old Testament. As the primary text it is rated at this atlas's top tier, meaning it is the direct and authoritative record of what the scripture itself says, not independent confirmation that any event or claim within it is historically accurate. Use it to establish what a passage actually says and where it appears; its historical accuracy, dating and composition are separate scholarly questions each needing their own dedicated source, and its religious meaning varies by tradition and translation in ways a single citation to the text cannot capture.
Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
The canonical Hebrew scripture itself, a primary text, cited as the tradition's own foundational document rather than as scholarship about it. NotesCanonical collection of the Hebrew scriptures.
Citation
AuthorAnonymous (multiple authors)
URLhttps://www.sefaria.org/texts/Tanakh
Source Typeprimary-text
Claims Backed By This Source (2,158 claims)
This source backs 2,158 claims across the atlas. As facts: 1,426 well-attested, 1 partially Attested, 6 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 295 holds, 1 connected. Plus 429 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Shem Angels, 433 claims: 289 well-attested, 72 holds, 72 general references.
- Figures, 382 claims: 296 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 27 holds, 58 general references.
- Scripture Portions, 283 claims: 163 well-attested, 40 holds, 80 general references.
- Articles, 237 claims: 234 well-attested, 1 partially Attested, 2 general references.
- Rituals, 161 claims: 95 well-attested, 48 holds, 18 general references.
- Myths & Sacred Narratives, 89 claims: 69 well-attested, 6 holds, 14 general references.
- Practices, 66 claims: 12 well-attested, 36 holds, 18 general references.
- Prayers, 57 claims: 39 well-attested, 10 holds, 8 general references.
- Cities, 46 claims: 17 well-attested, 19 holds, 1 connected, 9 general references.
- Angelic Choirs, 43 claims: 28 well-attested, 3 holds, 12 general references.
- Doctrines, 38 claims: 15 well-attested, 23 general references.
- Archangels, 36 claims: 24 well-attested, 6 holds, 6 general references.
- Realms, 32 claims: 25 well-attested, 4 holds, 3 general references.
- Incense, 30 claims: 17 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 11 general references.
- Numbers, 29 claims: 9 well-attested, 20 general references.
- Parts of the Soul, 25 claims: 15 well-attested, 5 holds, 5 general references.
- Mythical Creatures, 23 claims: 19 well-attested, 4 general references.
- Religious Dress & Vestments, 17 claims: 13 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.
- Deities, 13 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 4 general references.
- Beliefs & Restrictions, 12 claims: 3 well-attested, 9 general references.
- Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 12 claims: 6 well-attested, 3 holds, 3 general references.
- Holidays & Festivals, 10 claims: 4 holds, 6 general references.
- Body Parts, 9 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 4 general references.
- Prophecies, 9 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 8 claims: 4 holds, 4 general references.
- Religious Events, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
- Goetic Demons, 5 claims: 5 general references.
- Mantras, 5 claims: 5 general references.
- Artifacts & Relics, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Historical Periods, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Cultures, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Empires & Polities, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Languages, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Scriptures & Texts, 3 claims: 3 general references.
- Gemstones, 2 claims: 2 general references.
- Religions, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Religious Organization & Structure, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Subtle Energies, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Animals & Totems, 1 claims: 1 general references.
- Bodies of Water, 1 claims: 1 general references.
- Denominations, 1 claims: 1 general references.
- Four Worlds, 1 claims: 1 general references.
- Planets, 1 claims: 1 general references.
- Regions, 1 claims: 1 general references.
- Sacred Foods, 1 claims: 1 general references.
- Sacred Sites, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Well-attested
1,426Articles
A Prophet Who Watched His Own Warnings Come TrueA Queen, a Plot, and a Book That Never Says GodA Righteous Man, a Wager, and Friends Who Get It WrongA Rival Case for Centralised Worship, and a Wilderness ParallelA Short Portion with a Long SequelA Short Story With a Long ReachA Story Read in Opposite DirectionsA Treaty Shape Behind the Blessings and CursesA Tribe Absorbed, Measured by Its Own CensusA Tribe Nearly Erased, and the Men It ProducedA Tribe on the Plateau That Quietly DisappearsA Tribe That Came When CalledA Vestment Specified Down to Its Thread CountA Wall at Deir Alla, and a Reputation ReversedAccounts: The Tabernacle CompletedAfter the Death: The Day of AtonementAn Accounting in Public, and an Ending in CloudAn Altar That Nearly Started a WarAn Argument for the Monarchy, Told as HistoryAn Ingredient Hiding Behind Its Own NameAn Ingredient Nobody Can IdentifyAnd He Assembled: The Sabbath and the BuildingAnd He Went: The Writing of the TorahAnd I Appeared: The First PlaguesAnd I Pleaded: The Shema and the CommandmentsAnd This Is the Blessing: The Death of MosesAniel, Haniel, AnaelAriel: A Name with Several Unrelated CareersBalak: Balaam and the Blessing of IsraelBecause: Not by Bread AloneBiblical Hebrew: The Language of the Hebrew BibleBooks With Their Own AccentsBound to the Body and the DoorpostCollisions, Real and ApparentCombed from a Goat's BeardCome: The Last Plagues and the First PassoverCommand and Fulfilment: A Building Account RepeatedComplaint and Request in the Same BreathConfession Instead of a VerdictCounting a Wilderness NationCrossing the Jordan, Dividing the LandDavid's Name on a Book Many Hands WroteDebt Release Beyond Israel, and a Liberty BellDeliverance First, Then PresenceEight Visions and an Angel Who Explains ThemEntering the Gates: A Psalm of MovementEverything Is Vapor, and Then WhatExemptions from War, and a Law Against WasteFather of EdomFive Poems for a Burned City Showing 51 to 100 of 535 entities carrying this claim.
Holds
295Myths & Sacred Narratives
Showing 1 to 50 of 181 entities carrying this claim.
General References
429Showing 1 to 50 of 417 entities carrying this claim.
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