Divided kingdom · around 755–715 BC
Hosea Bible quiz
Start with these 3 free questions on Hosea. Tap an answer to check it: each one is explained with the verse it comes from. The full quiz (12 questions, up to the details most readers miss) is in Bible Academy.
Easy questions
1. What was the name of the prophet Hosea’s father?
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Answer: Beeri. The book opens with “the word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri.” Elah was the father of King Hoshea, Nun of Joshua, and Joash of Jeroboam. Hosea 1:1
2. What was the name of the woman Hosea took at the LORD’s command?
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Answer: Gomer. “So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim.” The other three names belong to mothers of kings of Judah. Hosea 1:3
3. What name did the LORD tell Hosea to give his first child, a son?
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Answer: Jezreel. “Call his name Jezreel”: God would avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu. Lo-Ruhamah was the daughter, Lo-Ammi the youngest son. Hosea 1:3–4