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Hosea 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Hosea in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Hosea , son of Beeri , and this chapter especially sets forth the spiritual whoredom of Israel by symbolical acts. [ 3 ]
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 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.
Illustration of Hosea and Gomer from the Bible Historiale, 1372 The Prophet Hosea, by Duccio di Buoninsegna, in the Siena Cathedral (c. 1309–1311). In the Hebrew Bible, Hosea (/ ˌ h oʊ ˈ z iː ə / or / h oʊ ˈ z eɪ ə /; Hebrew: הוֹשֵׁעַ – Hōšēaʿ, 'Salvation'; Greek: Ὡσηέ – Hōsēé), also known as Osee, [1] son of Beeri, was an 8th-century BCE prophet in Israel ...
Hosea Lorenzo Williams (January 5, 1926 – November 16, 2000) was an American civil rights leader, activist, ordained minister, businessman, philanthropist, scientist, and politician. He was a trusted member of fellow famed civil rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King Jr. 's inner circle.
In the Christian Old Testament, the collection appears as twelve individual books, one for each of the prophets: the Book of Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. Their order, and position in the Old Testament, varies slightly between the Protestant, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox ...
The etymology of Beeri ( Hebrew: בְּאֵרִי, Bə’êrî) is given as "belonging to a fountain" by Wilhelm Gesenius, [1] but as "expounder" by the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2] and "well" according to the Holman Bible Dictionary. [3] According to the Book of Hosea, Beeri was the father of the prophet Hosea. [4]
Hoshea ( Hebrew: הוֹשֵׁעַ, Hōšēaʿ, "salvation"; Akkadian: 𒀀𒌑𒋛𒀪 A'úsiʾ [ a-ú-si-ʾ ]; Latin: Osee) was the nineteenth and last king of the northern Kingdom of Israel and son of Elah (not the Israelite king Elah ). William F. Albright dated his reign to 732–721 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offered the dates 732–723 BCE. [ 1]