Hosea

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Biblical figure Hebrew prophet Minor Prophet Old Testament prophet

Hosea is a Hebrew prophet and the first of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Old Testament, known for his messages emphasizing God's steadfast love and Israel's unfaithfulness.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hosea canonical	11
prophet Hosea	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Biblical figure ⓘ Hebrew prophet ⓘ Minor Prophet ⓘ Old Testament prophet ⓘ
associatedConcept	knowledge of God as relational faithfulness ⓘ remnant of Israel ⓘ spiritual adultery ⓘ
associatedWork	Book of Hosea ⓘ
biblicalBookOrder	first among the Twelve in Christian Old Testament ⓘ first among the Twelve in Jewish Nevi'im ⓘ
canonicalStatus	canonical prophet in Christianity ⓘ canonical prophet in Judaism ⓘ
citedIn	New Testament ⓘ surface form: New Testament writings
contemporaryOf	Amos ⓘ Isaiah ⓘ
genre	prophetic literature ⓘ
historicalContext	final decades of the Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
influenceOn	Christian interpretations of God's love and grace ⓘ later prophetic theology ⓘ
languageContext	Hebrew ⓘ
literaryFeature	oracles of judgment ⓘ oracles of salvation ⓘ use of metaphor and imagery ⓘ
messageFocus	God's enduring love for Israel despite infidelity ⓘ call to return to God ⓘ condemnation of idolatry ⓘ critique of social injustice ⓘ
nameMeaning	"salvation" or "he saves" in Hebrew ⓘ
positionInSeries	first of the Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ
primaryTheme	God's steadfast love ⓘ Israel's unfaithfulness ⓘ covenant faithfulness ⓘ judgment and restoration ⓘ repentance ⓘ
prophesiedTo	Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
scripturalContext	Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible Bible ⓘ surface form: Old Testament
scripturalSection	The Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ
symbolicAction	marriage to an unfaithful wife as prophetic sign ⓘ
symbolicActionTheme	marriage as metaphor for God's relationship with Israel ⓘ
theologicalEmphasis	covenant relationship between God and Israel ⓘ divine justice ⓘ divine mercy ⓘ
timePeriod	8th century BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Twelve Minor Prophets → traditionalOrderStart → Hosea ⓘ

Hosea Williams → givenName → Hosea ⓘ

Roman Catholic biblical canon → includesBook → Hosea ⓘ

Hosea 11:1 → book → Hosea ⓘ

Hosea 11:1 → bookAuthorTradition → Hosea ⓘ

Hezekiah → prophetAssociated → Hosea ⓘ

Protestant Bible → containsBook → Hosea ⓘ

Book of Hosea → attributedAuthor → Hosea ⓘ

Book of Hosea → mainCharacter → Hosea ⓘ

Northern Kingdom of Israel → associatedWithProphet → Hosea ⓘ

Sheol → mentionedInBook → Hosea ⓘ

Ramah → associatedWith → Hosea ⓘ

this entity surface form: prophet Hosea