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Hosea

Old Testament · Minor Prophets · 14 chapters

Hosea’s marriage to an unfaithful wife pictures God’s persistent love for an unfaithful Israel and his call to return.

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Context

Genre: Prophecy
Authorship: The prophet Hosea
Date: 8th century BCE
Audience: The northern kingdom of Israel.
Setting: Northern kingdom of Israel
Original language: Hebrew
In the original: חֶסֶדchesed — faithful love
Related texts: 2 Kings 14–17 · the last kings of the NorthAmos 1–9 · prophet of the same period

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