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The names of them were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister: and they became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Samaria is Oholah, and Jerusalem Oholibah.
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Commentators unanimously explain the symbolic names God gives the two sisters. Samaria (the northern kingdom) is named Oholah, meaning 'her own tent,' because they created their own places of worship. Jerusalem (the southern kingdom) is named Oholibah, meaning 'My tent is in her,' because God's true temple resided there.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Aholah and Aholibah – More correctly “Oholah” (“her own tent or tabernacle”) and “Oholibah” (“My tent or tabernacle is in her”): names chose…
19th Century
Anglican
Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah. —Samaria, as the capital, represents the northern kingdom and is called Aholah, meaning…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the names of them were Aholah the elder Or, "the greater" F13 meaning the ten tribes of Israel, which…
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