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bible search
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15 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 6 critical, out of 41 comments about the project. Thread score +0.19.
Idea: 7 for, 2 againstExecution: 2 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Semantic search returns relevant passages
From 3 comments
This is really cool. Thank you for sharing.
NDlurker on HNExcellent! Just searching "giants" pops our many more of these characters than just Nephilim and Goliath.
high_5 on HNthis is great. I now could find passages that fits semantically
Reuben_Santoso on HN
Fun to play with
From 1 comment
Thanks for creating this, this is really fun to play around with! Is the code for this out in the open if someone would want to peek under the hood?
usrme on HN
Objections
Searches are slow, around 15 seconds
From 2 comments
Made this in a free evening. Index an permissive license translation of the Bible (WEB) into a RAG database to allow returning passages of similar semantic meaning. Lots of fun.…
jacksonastone on HNpg-vector with hnsw is still 15 seconds?
cdong on HN
Results can be off or random
From 2 comments
My search returned what might as well have been a random assortment of bible verses. It made me wonder what Terry Davis would have thought of modern AI. Would it be the natural…
bloaf on HNLooking for slavery, it comes up with Leviticus 25:46-49 but misses the context that starts at verse 44.
keithnz on HN
LLM workflows give better results cheaper
From 1 comment
Not super impressed with this considering you can get better results in seconds from any basic LLM workflow.
iqihs on HN
Requests
Choice of canon such as Catholic or Orthodox
From 2 comments
For completeness, this should include all possible books, including Ethiopian, and then it should include a drop-down with pre-defined sets one could choose from (Protestant,…
atmanactive on HNIt would be nice if there was a listing of exactly what was included somewhere.
zoogeny on HN
Listing of included books
From 1 comment
It would be nice if there was a listing of exactly what was included somewhere.
zoogeny on HN
Questions
What RAG techniques were used
From 1 comment
Cool. What rag techniques did you use?
Bnjoroge on HN
Is the code open
From 1 comment
Thanks for creating this, this is really fun to play around with! Is the code for this out in the open if someone would want to peek under the hood?
usrme on HN
Alternatives named
Reminder Quran search
From 1 comment
That's cool! I did the same for the Quran to see how RAG works. I also indexed related works called "Hadith" and the names of Allah. It initially required indexing everything…
asim on HN
Berean Standard Bible RAG agent
From 1 comment
I built a Bible scholar agent using RAG grounded in the Berean Standard Bible. Is the same concept but an LLM discern the text for you. Here is the link to the demo:…
jnamaya on HN
Zvec vector database
From 1 comment
Nice project. The 4GB index / ~15s search part made me think zvec might be a good fit here: https://github.com/alibaba/zvec It’s an in-process vector DB, so the “local corpus, no…
bigggbob on HN