Ezekiel 23:4 meaning and explanation

The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 23:4, Berean Standard Bible

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Ezekiel 23:4 comes from a prophetic parable in which God, speaking through Ezekiel to the exiles in Babylon, presents two sisters as symbols of the divided kingdoms. Oholah, the older, is Samaria, capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, and Oholibah is Jerusalem, capital of Judah.

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