Bible Person

Aholah

Meaning: his tabernacle; his tent · Female · 4 cross references

Aholah is the symbolic name Ezekiel gives to Samaria in the prophet's allegory of two sisters. She is not a historical woman but a prophetic figure representing covenant infidelity in the northern kingdom. First appears in Ezek 23:4.1

AI summary: Aholah matters because the cross references present Samaria's unfaithfulness through vivid symbolic imagery that exposes spiritual adultery and political compromise. In Ezekiel's allegory, Aholah becomes a prophetic lens through which the northern kingdom's idolatry and judgment are interpreted. Her story is not personal history but moral proclamation. Taken together, the material presents Aholah as the prophetic symbol of Samaria's covenant betrayal and downfall.1

Central Figure

Aholah

Meaning: his tabernacle; his tent