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This is a biblical dictionary or encyclopedia, presenting alphabetically ordered reference entries for terms, people, and places drawn from the Old and New Testaments — a genre of 19th-century Protestant scriptural scholarship. The entries cover a range of subjects from the Hebrew letter H: military terminology (horseman, host, hostage), geographic locations (Hosah), Hebrew names and their meanings (Hosea, Hoshea), liturgical exclamations (Hosanna), and astronomical theology (Host of Heaven). The longest and most substantive entry treats the prophetic book of Hosea, describing its historical context (Israel's decline before the Assyrian conquest), its two-part structure, and its distinctive use of marital metaphor to represent Israel's idolatry as spiritual adultery. The entry on Hosea notably engages with the book's literary style — characterizing its verse as dense, elliptical, and marked by wordplay — and traces its quotation and allusion across the New Testament. Throughout, the work assumes familiarity with biblical texts and cross-references them extensively, functioning as a companion guide for readers already engaged in scripture study rather than a work making original theological arguments.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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