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Gomer ( Hebrew: גומר, romanized : Gōmer) was the wife of the prophet Hosea (8th century BC), mentioned in the Hebrew Bible 's Book of Hosea ( 1:3 ). English translations of Hosea 1:2 refer to her alternatively as a "promiscuous woman" ( NIV ), a "harlot" ( NASB ), and a "whore" ( KJV) but Hosea is told to marry her according to Divine ...
The three verses, consisting of Hosea 1:10, 11 and continued to 2:1, reverse the negative meanings of the children's names and apply them to the nation of Israel. [23] The Masoretic Text numbers the verses as 2:1-3.
The Book of Hosea ( Biblical Hebrew: סֵפֶר הוֹשֵׁעַ, romanized: Sēfer Hōšēaʿ) is collected as one of the twelve minor prophets of the Nevi'im ("Prophets") in the Tanakh, and as a book in its own right in the Christian Old Testament. According to the traditional order of most Hebrew Bibles, it is the first of the Twelve.
The name Hosea (meaning 'salvation', 'he saves' or 'he helps'), seems to have been common, being derived from a related verb meaning salvation.Numbers 13:16 states that Hosea was the original name of Joshua, son of Nun until Moses gave him the longer, theophoric name Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ) incorporating an abbreviated form of the Tetragrammaton.
Hosea 3 is the short, [a] third, chapter of the Book of Hosea in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] This book, part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets, [3] [4] contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Hosea, son of Beeri, and this chapter refers autobiographically to Hosea's marriage to a woman who is an adulterer. [5]
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
Not identified by name in the Quran. Sarah, Hagar, Zipporah, Elizabeth, Raphael, Cain and Abel, Korah, Joseph's brothers, Potiphar and his wife, Eve, Jochebed, Samuel, Noah's sons, and Noah's wife are mentioned, but unnamed in the Quran. In Islamic tradition, these people are given the following names: Image. Bible (English) Arabic.
The name James, which means "supplanter," is a current favorite for both baby boys and girls. Anthony is an English form of the Roman name Antonius. It means “priceless one” or “highly ...