Book of Hosea
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The Book of Hosea is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that uses the prophet Hosea’s troubled marriage as a metaphor for Israel’s unfaithfulness to God and calls for repentance and covenant loyalty.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Hosea canonical | 17 |
| Hosea 11 | 1 |
| Hosea’s marriage to Gomer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T934634 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Hosea Context triple: [The Twelve Minor Prophets, containsWork, Book of Hosea]
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A.
Book of Joel
The Book of Joel is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that portrays a devastating locust plague as a symbol of divine judgment and calls the people to repentance in anticipation of the "day of the Lord."
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B.
Book of Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah is a major Old Testament prophetic text that combines messages of judgment and hope, traditionally attributed to the prophet Isaiah and highly influential in both Jewish and Christian theology.
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C.
Hosea
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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D.
Book of Micah
The Book of Micah is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Micah, including themes of divine judgment, social justice, and future restoration centered on Zion.
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E.
Book of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible that records the messages, warnings, and laments of the prophet Jeremiah concerning Judah’s impending judgment and eventual restoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Hosea Target entity description: The Book of Hosea is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that uses the prophet Hosea’s troubled marriage as a metaphor for Israel’s unfaithfulness to God and calls for repentance and covenant loyalty.
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A.
Book of Joel
The Book of Joel is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that portrays a devastating locust plague as a symbol of divine judgment and calls the people to repentance in anticipation of the "day of the Lord."
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B.
Book of Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah is a major Old Testament prophetic text that combines messages of judgment and hope, traditionally attributed to the prophet Isaiah and highly influential in both Jewish and Christian theology.
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C.
Hosea
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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D.
Book of Micah
The Book of Micah is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Micah, including themes of divine judgment, social justice, and future restoration centered on Zion.
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E.
Book of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible that records the messages, warnings, and laments of the prophet Jeremiah concerning Judah’s impending judgment and eventual restoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical book
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book of the Christian Old Testament ⓘ book of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| addresses | Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| approximateChapters | 14 ⓘ |
| attributedAuthor | Hosea ⓘ |
| canonicalOrderInTwelveProphets | first ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Israel’s unfaithfulness to God
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call to repentance ⓘ covenant loyalty ⓘ divine love and mercy ⓘ |
| contains |
marriage metaphor
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oracles of judgment ⓘ oracles of salvation ⓘ parent–child metaphor ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Baal worship
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idolatry ⓘ political alliances with foreign powers ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
knowledge of God
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steadfast love (hesed) ⓘ |
| genre |
allegory
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poetry ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | final decades of the Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian theology of repentance
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Jewish teachings on teshuvah (repentance) ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
covenant infidelity
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restoration after judgment ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
read and studied in Christian tradition
ⓘ
read and studied in Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hosea ⓘ |
| mentions |
Ephraim
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Samaria ⓘ |
| partOf |
Minor Prophets
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linked to:
The Twelve Minor Prophets
Neviim ⓘ The Twelve ⓘ |
| positionInChristianOldTestament | first of the Minor Prophets ⓘ |
| positionInHebrewBible | first of the Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| quotedIn | Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| quotedVerse |
Hosea 11:1
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Hosea 6:6 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| symbolicElement |
Hosea’s marriage to Gomer
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linked to:
Book of Hosea
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| symbolizes | Hosea’s marriage represents God’s relationship with Israel ⓘ |
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Subject: Book of Hosea Description of subject: The Book of Hosea is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that uses the prophet Hosea’s troubled marriage as a metaphor for Israel’s unfaithfulness to God and calls for repentance and covenant loyalty.
Referenced by (19)
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