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Ruhamah
Having obtained mercy, a symbolical name given to the daughter of Hosea (2:1).
In the Bible
3
Verses where Ruhamah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Hosea 1:6
Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them.
- Hosea 1:8
After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, Gomer conceived and gave birth to a son.
- Hosea 2:1
“Say of your brothers, ‘My people,’ and of your sisters, ‘My loved one.’
Ruhamah references
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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