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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.
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.
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]
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 ...
28. Hosea 2 is the second 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 contains the application of the symbols in the first chapter. [ 3] It is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor ...
Hosea 13. Hosea 13 is the thirteenth chapter of the Book of Hosea in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [ 1][ 2] In the Hebrew Bible it is part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. [ 3][ 4] The subject of this chapter and the following one is the idolatry of the Kingdom of Israel, referred to as Ephraim (Samaria ...
Hosea 6 is the sixth chapter of the Book of Hosea in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [ 1][ 2] In the Hebrew Bible it is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. [ 3][ 4] This chapter contains prophecies attributed to the prophet Hosea, son of Beeri, including an exhortation to repentance (Hosea 6:1-3) and a ...
Hosea 11. Hosea 11, the eleventh chapter of the Book of Hosea in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, [ 1][ 2] has been called "one of the high points in the Old Testament". [ 3] In the Hebrew Bible is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. [ 4][ 5] According to the Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary ...