Hoshea

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Hoshea
King Of Israel
Hoshea from "Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum
King of Israel (Northern Kingdom)
Reign	c. 732 – c. 722 BC
Predecessor	Pekah
Successor	Monarchy abolished
Born	c. 759 BC
Died	c. 722 BC (aged c. 36)
Father	Elah

Hoshea (Hebrew: הוֹשֵׁעַ, Hōšēaʿ, "salvation"; Akkadian: 𒀀𒌑𒋛𒀪 A'úsiʾ [a-ú-si-ʾ]; Latin: Osee) was the nineteenth and last king of the northern Kingdom of Israel and son of Elah (not the Israelite king Elah). William F. Albright dated his reign to 732–721 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offered the dates 732–723 BCE.^[1]