Atlas Biblica

    person

    Oholah

    אׇהֳלָה

    Oholah was a symbolic name given to Samaria, representing the northern kingdom of Israel in Ezekiel's prophecy.

    verses
    4
    first named
    Ezekiel 23:4
    last named
    Ezekiel 23:44
    period
    Exile and Return
    role
    Woman

    Description

    Who was Oholah?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Oholah is a symbolic name used by the prophet Ezekiel to represent Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel (Ezk.23.4). In Ezekiel's allegorical prophecy, Oholah and her sister Oholibah (representing Jerusalem) are portrayed as promiscuous women who engaged in idolatry and sought alliances with foreign nations (Ezk.23.5-44). The name Oholah likely means "her tent," possibly referring to the unauthorized places of worship established in the northern kingdom. Through this allegory, Ezekiel condemns the unfaithfulness of Israel and Judah, highlighting their spiritual adultery and the consequences they would face as a result of their actions.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Oholah7 of 7 entities the graph connects to Oholah, in 3 groups: kinship 1, company 2, events 4. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.OholibahSibling of · 4 events · 5 versesKinshipTwo Women, Oholah, and Oholibah’s prostitutionTook part in · 5 versesMen and Egyptians’ caressing of Their Virgin Bosoms and OholahTook part in · 3 versesCompanyEgypt2 events · 649 versesAssyria1 event · 136 versesIdol1 event · 126 versesAbomination1 event · 49 versesEventsOholah

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    Stands in the same events as

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Oholah happensThe one place the claims about Oholah reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Egypt. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Oholah there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Egypt
    Exile and ReturnThe one place the claims about Oholah reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 4, across 1 book. The name is written 5 times in them.

    1. Ezekiel4 verses

      23:423:523:3623:44

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Men and Egyptians’ caressing of Their Virgin Bosoms and Oholah and Two Women, Oholah, and Oholibah’s prostitutionEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodusvia OholibahLORD’s bringing of Oholibah, Desirable Young Man, Governor, Commander, Officer, and Renowned ManLORD’s bringing of Oholibah, Desirable Young Man, Governor, Commander, Officer, and Renowned Man is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 7 pageable entities.via Two Women, Oholah, and Oholibah’s prostitutionProstitutionProstitution is a concept gathering 9 labelled instances in the text.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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