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Oholah אׇהֳלָה
Symbolic name for Samaria. Oholah was a symbolic name given to Samaria, representing the northern kingdom of Israel in Ezekiel's prophecy.
Also called Aholah.
Family
| Brothers and sisters | Oholibah |
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Where Oholah appears
Ezekiel (4)
Key verses
- Ezekiel 23:4 first mention — And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.
- Ezekiel 23:5 — And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,
- Ezekiel 23:36 — The LORD said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations;
- Ezekiel 23:44 — Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.