Bible Explorer · Event · c. 760 BC
God commands Hosea to marry Gomer and give his children symbolic names (Jezreel, Lo-ruhamah, Lo-ammi) depicting Israel's spiritual adultery, impending exile, and ultimate restoration.
Date: c. 760 BC · Note: Living prophetic sign enacted by Hosea across the closing decades of the northern kingdom.
Hosea 1:1-9