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Hoshea
(Encyclopedia)Hoshea hōshēˈə [key]. 1 See Joshua. 2 Died after 722 b.c., last king of Israel (c.730–722 b.c.). He succeeded Pekah, whom he murdered. He was a tributary of Assyria but made the fatal mistake of...golden calf
(Encyclopedia)golden calf, in the Bible, an idol erected by the Israelites on several occasions. Aaron made one while Moses was on Mt. Sinai. Jeroboam I made two, and Hosea denounced a calf in Samaria. A bull cult ...Ruhamah
(Encyclopedia)Ruhamah rühāˈmə [key], in the Bible, daughter of Hosea. ...Diblaim
(Encyclopedia)Diblaim dĭbˈlāĭm, dĭblāˈĭm [key], in the Bible, father of Hosea's wife, Gomer. ...Lo-ruhamah
(Encyclopedia)Lo-ruhamah lōˌ-ro͞ohāˈmə [key], in the Bible, daughter of Hosea. ...Jeroboam II
(Encyclopedia)Jeroboam II, in the Bible, king of Israel, son of Jehoash, whom he succeeded. His reign was marked by increasing prosperity and expansion northward, but also by corruption. Amos and Hosea appeared und...Beeri
(Encyclopedia)Beeri bē-ēˈrī [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Esau's wife, Judith. 2 Father of Hosea, the prophet. ...Shalman
(Encyclopedia)Shalman shălˈmăn [key], in Hosea, name occurring in a prophecy, perhaps for Shalmaneser. ...Loammi
(Encyclopedia)Loammi lōămˈī [key] [Heb.,=not my people], in the Bible, symbolic name of the prophet Hosea's second son and figurative name of Israel before reconciliation with God. Cf. Ammi. ...Beth-aven
(Encyclopedia)Beth-aven bĕth-āˈvĕn [key], in the Bible, town of ancient Palestine, between Bethel and Michmash. It is probably used as an abusive name for Bethel in the Book of Hosea. The prophet seems to use A...Browse by Subject
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