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Parable of the Prodigal Son

New Testament parable
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Parable of the Prodigal Son
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Summary

Parable of the Prodigal Son is a parable of Jesus[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of parable_of_jesus entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,700 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Parable of the Prodigal Son's religion is recorded as Christianity[3].
  • Parable of the Prodigal Son's instance of is recorded as parable of Jesus[4].
  • Parable of the Prodigal Son is part of Luke 15[5].
  • Parable of the Prodigal Son's Commons category is recorded as Prodigal son[6].
  • Parable of the Prodigal Son comprises Return of the Prodigal Son[7].
  • Parable of the Prodigal Son's characters is recorded as prodigal son[8].
  • Parable of the Prodigal Son's main subject is spendthrift[9].
  • Parable of the Prodigal Son's depicted by is recorded as Return of the Prodigal Son[10].
  • Parable of the Prodigal Son's published in is recorded as Luke 15[11].
  • Parable of the Prodigal Son's derivative work is recorded as The Prodigal Son[12].
  • Parable of the Prodigal Son's derivative work is recorded as L'enfant prodigue[13].
  • Parable of the Prodigal Son's derivative work is recorded as Le retour de l'enfant prodigue[14].
  • Parable of the Prodigal Son's P14483 is recorded as p/parabola-del-hijo-prodigo[15].

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Publication

Parable of the Prodigal Son is part of Luke 15[5].

Subject and Themes

Parable of the Prodigal Son's main subject is spendthrift[9].

Why It Matters

Parable of the Prodigal Son ranks in the top 2% of parable_of_jesus entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,700 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikitolica.com. Retrieved . wikitolica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 26d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'ar', 'arz', 'bcl', 'be', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de',
    Gnd id → 4187877-2
    Sitelink count → 58
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → prodigal-son-parable
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: prodigal-son-parable, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289949457|prodigal son parable (#289949457)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/79"
  3. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q296587
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q296587, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  4. 21w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  5. 21w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → p/parabola-del-hijo-prodigo
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: p/parabola-del-hijo-prodigo, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
  6. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Characters → prodigal son
    Instance of → —
    Religion or worldview → Christianity
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007538596905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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