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    Jezreel

    JEZ-ree-el

    Hebrew
    Unisex
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    God sows; God plants; God will scatter
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Jezreel appears in the King James Bible, including Hosea 1:4.
    First appears in
    Joshua — Conquest and judges
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Jezreel — 'God sows' — transforms from a name of judgment to a name of hope. What God scatters in discipline, He replants in mercy. Judgment is never God's final word.
    King James verses
    • Hosea 1:4

      "And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu."

    • Hosea 2:22-23

      "And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel. And I will sow her unto me in the earth."

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