extraction.numbers.cloud_fire_guidance

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record_id: extraction.numbers.cloud_fire_guidance
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/numbers.md
passage_locator:
  label: Numbers 9:15-23
  translation: World English Bible Classic
  notes: Initial hand-curated seed extraction.
canonical_text:
  quote: The cloud covered the tabernacle... At the commandment of Yahweh they encamped,
    and at the commandment of Yahweh they traveled.
  language: English
  quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: A cloud covers the tabernacle after it is raised.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: At evening the cloud has the appearance of fire until morning.
  category: attribute
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:3
  text: Israel travels when the cloud is taken up.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:4
  text: Israel remains encamped while the cloud remains over the tabernacle.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Yahweh
  description: Gives the commandment by which Israel travels and encamps.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: children of Israel
  description: The traveling and encamping community.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
roles: []
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: cloud
  literal_form: cloud
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:2
  label: fire
  literal_form: appearance of fire
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  taxonomy_refs:
  - fire
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:3
  label: tabernacle
  literal_form: tabernacle
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Numbers 9:15-23
  summary: A cloud and nighttime appearance of fire remain over the tabernacle and
    regulate when Israel camps or travels.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  - sym:2
  - sym:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: cloud_fire_guidance
  taxonomy_refs: []
  basis: The passage presents cloud and fire as visible signs coordinating movement
    and rest.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
- id: motif:2
  label: sacred_center
  taxonomy_refs:
  - world_center
  basis: The tabernacle is the focal place over which the sign rests.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: low
  cautions: Motif label is tentative and based only on this passage.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
  claim: The passage links divine presence imagery with the practical timing of communal
    journeying and encampment.
  claim_level: same_function
  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: Numbers 9:15-23
  quote_or_summary: The cloud covered the tabernacle... At the commandment of Yahweh
    they encamped, and at the commandment of Yahweh they traveled.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/numbers.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 Numbers; source text is public domain.