Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Military ranks in the Bible


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. ✗ plicit  02:03, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

Military ranks in the Bible

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I really don't think this is a subject that needs its own page. ★Trekker (talk) 01:22, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. ★Trekker (talk) 01:22, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bible-related deletion discussions. ★Trekker (talk) 01:22, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. ★Trekker (talk) 01:22, 9 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Delete: I do not really think it is an encyclopedic topic. If it can be shown that it is, please ping me. Veverve (talk) 01:31, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * As per 's very justified remark below: the subject does not appear to be notable (WP:GNG), from what I found using a Google and Google Scholar search, i.e. there is no result that mention the topic. I have also never come across this topic being discussed or mentioned in my readings of theology books. Veverve (talk) 03:53, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment: I think this is a notable topic and I plan to demonstrate this by expanding the article in the next few days. StAnselm (talk) 02:00, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * How is "I don't think" in any way an application of our deletion policy? Please put policy into practice.  If there are actual grounds for deletion, explain them, and show what you did to make the determination.  We must not organize the encyclopaedia on random personal whims.  Uncle G (talk) 02:39, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Retitle and rescope. It is problematic to have a list of generic "Foo in the Bible" things, which could just as readily be said of something like Emotions in the Bible or Hygiene in the Bible or Feet in the Bible, because this would really end up being about the mere fact that normal human activities and contrivances appear in the Bible. To say that one military rank or another appears in the Bible is merely to say that these are as much of a function of human cultures as emotions and hygiene and feet. What probably would be useful is a broader article on Military activity in the Bible, which could then include identification of Bible-specific armies and battles. A section on military ranks would be right at home in such an article. BD2412  T 05:12, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete. Nothing notable. It's plain trivia. The only source is a quote from the Bible itself. Ajf773 (talk) 10:40, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete If someone wants to make a substantive article about military activity in the Bible that would be fine, but I see no reason this page needs to be a vehicle for that. It's not notable to say that certain ranks were mentioned. Reywas92Talk 15:29, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete - this does seem to be a clear case meriting immediate deletion, combining triviality with non-notability. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:49, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete No indication of importance. Agletarang (talk) 19:32, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete List of military people in the bible is one thing, just a trivial list of ranks is not.-- ☾Loriendrew☽  ☏(ring-ring)  23:18, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete When your only source is from the Bible, it is not notable. Gabe114 (talk) 16:57, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete. Trivia and lacks any real notability. Hey man im josh (talk) 17:54, 11 April 2022 (UTC)


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