extraction.exodus.burning_bush

extraction.exodus.burning_bush

---
record_id: extraction.exodus.burning_bush
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/exodus.md
passage_locator:
  label: Exodus 3:1-15
  translation: World English Bible Classic
  notes: Initial hand-curated seed extraction.
canonical_text:
  quote: Yahweh's angel appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the middle of a
    bush... God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM."
  language: English
  quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: Moses comes to God's mountain at Horeb while keeping a flock.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: A bush burns with fire but is not consumed.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:3
  text: Moses is told to remove his sandals because the place is holy ground.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:4
  text: God gives Moses a commission and a divine name formula.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Moses
  description: ''
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: Yahweh
  description: ''
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:3
  name_or_label: Yahweh's angel
  description: ''
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
roles: []
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: burning bush
  literal_form: bush burned with fire
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:2
  label: fire
  literal_form: flame of fire
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:3
  label: holy ground
  literal_form: holy ground
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:4
  label: divine name
  literal_form: I AM WHO I AM
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Exodus 3:1-15
  summary: Moses comes to God's mountain. A bush burns with fire but is not consumed.
    Moses is told he stands on holy ground. God commissions Moses and gives a divine
    name formula.
  figure_refs: []
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: theophany
  taxonomy_refs:
  - theophany
  basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
- id: motif:2
  label: sacred_fire
  taxonomy_refs:
  - sacred_fire
  basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
- id: motif:3
  label: divine_call
  taxonomy_refs:
  - divine_call
  basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
  claim: The passage links sacred fire, holy ground, divine naming, and a prophetic
    commission.
  claim_level: same_motif
  target: pattern atlas
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  counter_evidence_refs: []
  confidence: low
  limitations: Initial corpus-internal claim only; not a cross-cultural conclusion.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: quote
  locator: Exodus 3:1-15
  quote_or_summary: Yahweh's angel appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the middle
    of a bush... God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM."
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/exodus.md
  rights_note: Public-domain source text.
confidence:
  extraction: medium
  motif_candidates: medium
  comparison_claims: low
  notes: Seed extraction for testing the repository workflow.
reviewer_status:
  status: needs_review
  reviewer: ''
  reviewed_at: ''
  notes: Needs scholarly/human review before being treated as final.
extracted_by: Codex
extracted_at: '2026-04-27'
notes: Initial data seed for Exodus.