Zephaniah

biblical prophet associated with the Book of Zephaniah
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Zephaniah
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Zephaniah

Summary

Zephaniah is a human biblical figure[1]. His place of birth was Jerusalem[2]. He was born on -0701-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on -0609-00-00T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a writer[5] and preacher[6]. He draws 315 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #155 of 529).[7]

Key Facts

  • Zephaniah was born in Jerusalem[2].
  • Zephaniah was born on -0701-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Zephaniah died on -0609-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Zephaniah's father was Cushi[8].
  • Zephaniah held citizenship in Kingdom of Judah[9].
  • Zephaniah is identified as part of the Israelites ethnic group[10].
  • Zephaniah's professions included writer[5].
  • Zephaniah's professions included preacher[6].
  • Zephaniah held the position of prophet[11].
  • A notable student of Zephaniah was Jeremiah[12].
  • Zephaniah's religion is recorded as Yahwism[13].
  • Zephaniah's image is recorded as Zephaniah.jpg[14].
  • Zephaniah is recorded as male[15].
  • Zephaniah's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure[16].
  • Zephaniah's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 13100665[17].
  • Zephaniah's GND ID is recorded as 118643517[18].
  • Zephaniah's Commons category is recorded as Zephaniah[19].
  • Zephaniah's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/089h_[20].
  • Zephaniah's given name is recorded as Zephaniah[21].
  • Zephaniah's feast day is recorded as December 3[22].
  • Zephaniah studied under Habakkuk[23].
  • Zephaniah's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0063255[24].
  • Zephaniah's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Zephaniah's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Zephaniah's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Zephaniah was born in Jerusalem[2]. He was born on -0701-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Cushi[8]. He is identified as part of the Israelites ethnic group[10].

Education

Zephaniah studied under Habakkuk[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[5] and preacher[6]. Zephaniah held the position of prophet[11]. A notable student of him was Jeremiah[12].

Personal Life

Zephaniah's religion is recorded as Yahwism[13].

Death and Burial

Zephaniah died on -0609-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Zephaniah include Apocalypse of him[28], a Biblical apocrypha[29].

Why It Matters

Zephaniah draws 315 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #155 of 529).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Works attributed to him include Book of him[32], a book of the Bible[33], written by him[34]. Entities named for him include Apocalypse of him[28], a Biblical apocrypha[29].

FAQs

Where was Zephaniah born?

Born in Jerusalem[2], Zephaniah…

Who were Zephaniah's parents?

Zephaniah's father was Cushi[8].

What did Zephaniah do for work?

Zephaniah worked as writer[5] and preacher[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Book of Zephaniah. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . bibleinterp.arizona.edu. bibleinterp.arizona.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . timeline.biblehistory.com. timeline.biblehistory.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . timeline.biblehistory.com. timeline.biblehistory.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] . Preface to Mishneh Torah, Transmission of the Oral Law. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Preface to Mishneh Torah, Transmission of the Oral Law. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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