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They became prostitutes in Egypt while they were still young girls. That’s where they first let men touch and handle their young breasts. The older daughter was named Oholah,[a] and her sister was named Oholibah.[b] They became my wives, and we had children. I am using the name Oholah to mean Samaria and the name Oholibah to mean Jerusalem.

“Then Oholah became unfaithful to me—she began to live like a prostitute. She began to want her lovers. She saw the Assyrian soldiers

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 23:4 Oholah This name means “Tent.” It probably refers to the Holy Tent where the people of Israel went to worship God.
  2. Ezekiel 23:4 Oholibah This name means “My Tent is in her country.” Also in verses 18, 21.

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