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Hosea and Gomer’s family

The children’s names carry messages in Hosea’s prophecy. Read their meanings in the surrounding verses.

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In focusJezreel, son of Hosea
  • Hosea Hosea is the father of Jezreel.
    Source: Hosea 1:2; Hosea 1:3; Hosea 1:4
    The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
    Read Hosea 1:2
    So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
    Read Hosea 1:3
    And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
    Read Hosea 1:4
  • Gomer, wife of Hosea Gomer is the mother of Jezreel.
    Source: Hosea 1:3; Hosea 1:4
    So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
    Read Hosea 1:3
    And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
    Read Hosea 1:4

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  • Beeri is the father of Hosea.
    Source: Hosea 1:1
    The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
    Read Hosea 1:1
  • Hosea is the husband of Gomer.
    Source: Hosea 1:2; Hosea 1:3
    The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
    Read Hosea 1:2
    So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
    Read Hosea 1:3
  • Hosea is the father of Jezreel.
    Source: Hosea 1:2; Hosea 1:3; Hosea 1:4
    The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
    Read Hosea 1:2
    So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
    Read Hosea 1:3
    And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
    Read Hosea 1:4
  • Gomer is the mother of Jezreel.
    Source: Hosea 1:3; Hosea 1:4
    So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
    Read Hosea 1:3
    And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
    Read Hosea 1:4
  • Gomer is the mother of Lo-ruhamah.
    Source: Hosea 1:3; Hosea 1:6
    So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
    Read Hosea 1:3
    And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.
    Read Hosea 1:6
  • Gomer is the mother of Lo-ammi.
    Source: Hosea 1:3; Hosea 1:8; Hosea 1:9
    So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
    Read Hosea 1:3
    Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.
    Read Hosea 1:8
    Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.
    Read Hosea 1:9

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Selected relationship data adapted from BibleData, Brady Stephenson (CC BY 4.0). Reviewed, translated and supplemented with Scripture references.