Unisex · Hebrew · Old Testament · rare
Jezreel
"God sows; God plants"
Hosea 1:4
Who they were
A place name and personal name meaning God sows. In Hosea, it carries both judgment and promise — God scatters but also plants.
Themes
plantingpromiserenewalcomplexity
Read their story
Jezreel's story begins in Hosea.
The full passage is at Hosea 1:4. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.
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