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Hoshea (hōshē`ə). 1 See Joshua 1 Central figure of the book of Joshua . 2 Died after 722 B.C., last king of Israel (c.730–722 B.C.). He succeeded Pekah, whom he murdered. He was a tributary of Assyria but made the fatal mistake of aligning himself with Egypt against his Assyrian overlord, who overran (c.728 B.C.) Israel and, after a long siege, took (722 B.C.) Samaria. This was the end of the northern kingdom. 2 Kings 15.30; 17. 3 Hebrew name for the prophet Hosea Hosea (hōzē`ə, –zā`ə), prophetic book of the Bible. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Taking the 13 successive kings of Judah, from Rehoboam to Ahaz, and the contemporaneous kings of Israel, from Jeroboam to Hoshea, seven of these kings were slain by their successors. |
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