Oholah and Oholibah

In the Hebrew Bible , Oholah (אהלה) and Oholibah (אהליבה) (or: Aholah and Aholibah ) are pejorative names given by the prophet Ezekiel to the Kingdom of Israel and Judah , respectively. They appear in the Book of Ezekiel , chapter 23. There is a pun in these names in the Hebrew . Oholah means "her tent", and Oholibah means "my tent is in her". Ezekiel's rhetoric portrays Oholah and Oholibah, or Samaria and Jerusalem , as the daughters of one mother. Both are said to be "brides of God", and both are guilty of idolatry and of religious and political alliances with Gentile nations. These kingdoms are described as prostitutes and adulteresses, given up to the abominations and idolatries of the Egyptians and Assyrians. Because of Oholah's crimes, she was carried away captive, and ceased to be a kingdom. Psalm 78:67–69 ; 1 Kings 12:25–33 ; 2 Chr 11:13–16 .) The Hebrew prophets frequently compared the sin of idolatry to the sin of adultery , in a frequently reappearing rhetorical figure. Ezekiel's rhetoric directed against these two allegorical figures is more vivid than most: There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses. So you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when in Egypt your bosom was caressed and your young breasts fondled. ( Ezekiel 23:20–21 ) A very similar and equally vivid allegory is directed at the city of Jerusalem itself in Ezekiel 16 .

In the Hebrew Bible , Oholah (אהלה) and Oholibah (אהליבה) (or: Aholah and Aholibah ) are pejorative names given by the prophet Ezekiel to Samaria in the Kingdom of Israel and Jerusalem in the kingdom of Judah , respectively. They appear in the Book of Ezekiel , chapter 23. There is a pun in these names in the Hebrew . Oholah means "her tent", and Oholibah means "my tent is in her". Ezekiel's rhetoric portrays Oholah and Oholibah, or Samaria and Jerusalem , as the daughters of one mother. Both are said to be "brides of God", and both are guilty of idolatry and of religious and political alliances with Gentile nations. These kingdoms are described as prostitutes and adulteresses, given up to the abominations and idolatries of the Egyptians and Assyrians. Because of Oholah's crimes, she was carried away captive, and ceased to be a kingdom. Psalm 78:67–69 ; 1 Kings 12:25–33 ; 2 Chr 11:13–16 .) The Hebrew prophets frequently compared the sin of idolatry to the sin of adultery , in a frequently reappearing rhetorical figure. Ezekiel's rhetoric directed against these two allegorical figures is more vivid than most: There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses. So you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when in Egypt your bosom was caressed and your young breasts fondled. ( Ezekiel 23:20–21 ) A very similar and equally vivid allegory is directed at the city of Jerusalem itself in Ezekiel 16 . Another good example of this allegorical comparison is found in the Book of Hosea . The prophets Ezekiel and Hosea saw idol worship and ritual impurity as Israel's primary sin.

Pejorative personifications given by the prophet Ezekiel to Samaria and Jerusalem in respectively In the Hebrew Bible , Oholah (אהלה) and Oholibah (אהליבה) (or Aholah and Aholibah in the King James Version and Young's Literal Translation ) are pejorative personifications given by the prophet Ezekiel to the cities of Samaria in the Kingdom of Israel and Jerusalem in the kingdom of Judah , respectively. They appear in chapter 23 of the Book of Ezekiel . There is a pun in these names in the Hebrew . Oholah means "her tent", and Oholibah means "my tent is in her". The Hebrew prophets frequently compared the sin of idolatry to the sin of adultery , in a reappearing rhetorical figure. Ezekiel's rhetoric directed against these two allegorical figures depicts them as lusting after Egyptian men in explicitly sexual terms in Ezekiel 23:20–21 : There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses. So you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when in Egypt your bosom was caressed and your young breasts fondled. The Jewish Study Bible: Second Edition . A brief introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in its Context .

Pejorative personifications given by the prophet Ezekiel to Samaria and Jerusalem In the Hebrew Bible , Oholah ( אהלה ) and Oholibah ( אהליבה ) (or Aholah and Aholibah in the King James Version and Young's Literal Translation ) are pejorative personifications given by the prophet Ezekiel to the cities of Samaria in the Kingdom of Israel and Jerusalem in the kingdom of Judah , respectively. They appear in chapter 23 of the Book of Ezekiel . There is a pun in these names in the Hebrew . Oholah means "her tent", and Oholibah means "my tent is in her". The Hebrew prophets frequently compared the sin of idolatry to the sin of adultery , in a reappearing rhetorical figure. Ezekiel's rhetoric directed against these two allegorical figures depicts them as lusting after Egyptian men in explicitly sexual terms in Ezekiel 23:20–21: And she doted upon concubinage with them, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses. Thus thou didst call to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, when they from Egypt bruised thy breasts for the bosom of thy youth. — Ezekiel 23:20–21 Ezekiel 23:4 (KJV); Ezekiel 23:4 Adele Berlin; Marc Zvi Brettler (17 October 2014). The Jewish Study Bible: Second Edition . A brief introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in its Context .

Pejorative personifications given by the prophet Ezekiel to Samaria and Jerusalem Page from the Leningrad Codex containing Ezekiel 22:25–23:21, including the section on Oholah and Oholibah. In the Hebrew Bible , Oholah ( אהלה ’Āholāh ) and Oholibah ( אהליבה ’Āholîḇāh ) (or Aholah and Aholibah in the King James Version and Young's Literal Translation ) are pejorative personifications given by the prophet Ezekiel to the cities of Samaria in the Kingdom of Israel and Jerusalem in the kingdom of Judah , respectively. They appear in chapter 23 of the Book of Ezekiel . There is a pun in these names in the Hebrew . Oholah means "her tent", and Oholibah means "my tent is in her." The Hebrew prophets frequently compared the sin of idolatry to the sin of adultery , in a reappearing rhetorical figure. Ezekiel's rhetoric directed against these two allegorical figures depicts them as lusting after Egyptian men in explicitly sexual terms in Ezekiel 23:20–21: And she doted upon concubinage with them, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses. Thus thou didst call to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, when they from Egypt bruised thy breasts for the bosom of thy youth. — Ezekiel 23:20–21 Ezekiel 23:4 (KJV); Ezekiel 23:4 Adele Berlin; Marc Zvi Brettler (17 October 2014). The Jewish Study Bible: Second Edition . A brief introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in its Context .