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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 . English translations of Hosea 1:2 refer to her alternatively as a "promiscuous woman" , a "harlot" , and a "whore" but Hosea is told to marry her according to Divine appointment. She is also described ...
Through Hosea's marriage to Gomer, God shows his great love for his great people, comparing himself to a husband whose wife has committed adultery, using this image as a metaphor for the covenant between God and Israel. God's love was "misunderstood" by his people. [1] Hosea influenced latter prophets such as Jeremiah.
The name Hosea seems to have been common, and is 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, romanized: Yēhōšūaʿ) incorporating an abbreviated form of the Tetragrammaton.
Gomer (wife of Hosea) H. Hosea This page was last edited on 15 February 2024, at 16:02 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
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] It is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor ...
Gomer was the son of Japheth in the Hebrew Bible, and the wife of Hosea (two different Gomers). People with the given name or surname include: Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley (1883–1968), Welsh colliery owner and newspaper publisher; Gomer Gunn (1885–1935), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
Leah – First wife of Jacob who was given to him in place of Rachel whom he loved. Genesis, Ruth [99] [100] Lois, grandmother of Saint Timothy. II Timothy [101] Lo–Ruhamah – Daughter of Hosea and Gomer. Hosea [102] Lydia of Thyatira – the first converted believer after the resurrection, and the first to introduce it in to her household ...
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