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 Basalt Stone from Dhiban, and a Frontier That Did Not HoldA Bird's Nest and a Disputed ReasonA Blessing Given Rather Than a Prayer OfferedA Blessing That Can Be Read Two WaysA Book Almost Without a StoryA Book Shaped Like a TreatyA Book With Two Different LengthsA Cave in the SuperscriptionA Christian Psalter, a Hebrew NameA City Speaks With One VoiceA Clean Heart, Not Just a Clean SlateA Creed That Is Not Called OneA Cycle That Keeps Repeating and Keeps Getting WorseA Divine Council in an Older ReadingA Farewell Address With a Law Code Inside ItA Farmer's Declaration Becomes a Seder TextA Fast Day Built Around This BookA Foreign Seer Who Cannot CurseA Gentile Prophet Blesses IsraelA Haven of the Sea, without a CoastA Healing Symbol Later Destroyed as an IdolA Hind Let Loose, and the Muster at TaborA Hymnal of Praise, Grief, Rage and TrustA Kingdom Split, Then a Kingdom LostA Law the Rabbis Said Never AppliedA Legend of Long Life, and a Repeated CalendarA Lions' Den, a Fiery Furnace, and Beasts Rising From the SeaA Mighty Hunter in Very Few WordsA Moabite Widow Becomes King David's Great-GrandmotherA Prayer That Calls Itself a PrayerA Priestly Text and a Historian's QuestionA Priest's Book, Written From Exile Showing 1 to 50 of 535 entities carrying this claim.
Holds
295Myths & Sacred Narratives
Showing 1 to 50 of 181 entities carrying this claim.
General References
429Showing 301 to 350 of 417 entities carrying this claim.
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