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
Forty Beyond the BibleFrom a Missing Death Notice to the Angel MetatronFrom a Valley Outside Jerusalem to the Fires of JudgementFrom the Last Judge to the First KingsGive Ear: The Song of MosesHistoricity, and What Shavuot PreservesHistory Written to Explain a CatastropheHoly Ones: Love Your Neighbour as YourselfHow a Wild Ass Got into the BibleIn My Statutes: Blessing and RebukeIn the Wilderness: The Census and the CampIsaiah 7:14 and the Sign to AhazJethro: The Giving of the Ten CommandmentsJezebel and the ProphetsJezebel's Afterlife as a SymbolJourneys: The Stages and the Cities of RefugeJudges: Justice, Kings and ProphetsJudgment, Then Comfort, Then a New WorldKept in Weekly Use by the HaftarahKorah: Rebellion in the WildernessLove Poetry With No Narrator and No GodMemoir, Document, and a Later Editor's HandMishpatim Among the Law Codes of the Ancient Near EastNames: The Enslavement and the Burning BushNine Chapters of Names Before the Story Even StartsOffering: The Plan of the TabernacleOn the Mountain: The Sabbatical and Jubilee YearsOne Book or Twelve, and Why It MattersOne Book Split in Two, and the Sources Behind ItOne Case, Closed Two Portions LaterOne Law for Native and Stranger, Tested by a Hard CaseOne Scroll, and the Argument Over How Many Hands Wrote ItOrdinances: The Covenant CodePhinehas: Zeal and a Covenant of PeacePurification by Two Peoples Who Never MetQaneh Bosem, and an Argument About a ReedRead on Simchat Torah, Where the Cycle TurnsReading Cain Across the TraditionsRebuilding a Temple, Then Rebuilding a WallRefusing to BowRegulated Rather Than ForbiddenSecond to the KingSecuring the Throne for SolomonSee: The Blessing, the Curse and the Central AltarSend: The Twelve SpiesSeven Altars, Four Oracles, and a Donkey That SeesSeven Fruits and a Blessing FormulaSeven Weeks of DaysSeventy Nations, Seventy EldersShechem, and the Last Word the Chapter Gives Showing 101 to 150 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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