Hosea (disambiguation)

Hosea is a Biblical prophet and primary author of the Book of Hosea in the Hebrew Bible

Hosea may also refer to:

Other religion uses

• Book of Hosea, first book in the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament
  • Hosea 1, first chapter of the book of Hosea
  • Hosea 2, second chapter of the book of Hosea
  • Hosea 3, third chapter of the book of Hosea
  • Hosea 4, fourth chapter of the book of Hosea
  • Hosea 5, fifth chapter of the book of Hosea
  • Hosea 6, sixth chapter of the book of Hosea
  • Hosea 7, seventh chapter of the book of Hosea
  • Hosea 8, eighth chapter of the book of Hosea
  • Hosea 9, ninth chapter of the book of Hosea
  • Hosea 10, tenth chapter of the book of Hosea
  • Hosea 11, eleventh chapter of the book of Hosea
  • Hosea 12, twelfth chapter of the book of Hosea
  • Hosea 13, thirteenth chapter of the book of Hosea
  • Hosea 14, fourteenth chapter of the book of Hosea

People

Given name

• Hosea Ballou (1771–1852), American universalist clergyman and theological writer
• Hosea Ballou II (1796–1861), American universalist minister
• Hosea Ballou Morse (1855–1934), Canadian-born American customs official and Chinese historian
• Hosea Chanchez (born 1981), American actor
• Hosea Easton (1798–1837), American congregationalist, minister, abolitionist and author
• Hosea Jan "Ze" Frank (born 1972), American online performance artist, composer and humorist
• Hosea Garrett (1800–1888), American clergyman and philanthropist
• Hosea Hildreth (1792–1835), American educator and minister
• Hosea Holcombe (1780–1841), American church historian
• Hosea Hudson (1898–1988), American labor leader
• Hosea Jacobi (1841–1925), Chief Rabbi of Zagreb, Croatia
• Aadam Ismaeel Khamis (born Hosea Kosgei, 1989), Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner
• Hosea M. Knowlton (1847–1902), American District Attorney and Attorney general of Massachusetts
• Hosea Quimby (1804–1878), American Baptist pastor and author
• Hosea Rosenberg, American chef and winner of Top Chef: New York
• Hosea Stout (1810–1889), American soldier, lawyer, Mormon pioneer and leader
• Hosea T. Lockard (1920–2011) American court judge from South Carolina
• Hosea Williams (1926–2000), American civil rights leader, activist, minister, philanthropist and businessman

Sportspeople

• Hosea Allen (1918–1948), American baseball pitcher
• Hosea Burton (born 1988), British professional boxer
• Hosea Fortune (born 1959), American football wide receiver
• Hosea Macharinyang (born 1986), Kenyan runner
• Hosea Saumaki (born 1992), Tongan rugby union player
• Hosea Siner (1885–1948), American baseball player
• Hosea Taylor (born 1958), American football player

Politicians

• Hosea T. Botts (1873–1963), American attorney and politician, Mayor of Tillamook, Oregon
• Hosea Ehinlanwo (born 1938), Nigerian senator
• Hosea Kiplagat (1945–2021), Kenyan politician and entrepreneur
• Hosea Kutako (1870–1970), Namibian politician
• Hosea Mann (1858–1948), American politician
• Hosea Moffit (1757–1825), U.S. representative from New York
• Hosea Washington Parker (1833–1922), U.S. representative from New Hampshire
• Hosea H. Rockwell (1840–1918), U.S. representative from New York
• Hosea Townsend (1840–1909), American attorney and U.S. representative from Colorado

Fictional characters

• Hosea Biglow, fictional character from James Russell Lowell's book: The Biglow Papers
• Hosea Matthews, fictional character from Red Dead Redemption 2

Surname

• Bobby Hosea (born 1955), American actor
• Trevor Hosea (born 1999), Australian rugby union player
• Birgitta Hosea (born 1966), British animator
• Addison Hosea (1914–1985), American prelate and bishop
• Chris Hosea (born 1973), American poet

Places

• Hosea, Eswatini, inkhundla of Eswatini in the Shiselweni Region
• Hosea Kutako International Airport, airport in Namibia

Other uses

• Hosea lobbii, sole plant species of the Hosea genus

See also

• 4Q166, also known as "The Hosea Commentary Scroll", one the Dead Sea Scrolls
• Hoshea, nineteenth and last king of the Israelite Kingdom of Israel