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Lo-ruhamah, daughter of Hosea

The name Lo-ruhamah means “not having obtained mercy; not pitied.” Lo-ruhamah is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Hosea 1:6.

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Who was Lo-ruhamah?

Not pitied, the name of the prophet Hosea’s first daughter, a type of Jehovah’s temporary rejection of his people (Hos. 1:6; 2:23).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Lo-ruhamah

  • Hosea 1:6

    And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo–ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

  • Hosea 1:8

    Now when she had weaned Lo–ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.