{"id":25713,"date":"2011-01-24T21:38:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-25T03:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=25713"},"modified":"2020-09-04T21:40:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T02:40:42","slug":"what-is-the-meaning-of-hephzibah-and-beulah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-is-the-meaning-of-hephzibah-and-beulah\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the meaning of Hephzibah and Beulah?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>What is the meaning of Hephzibah and the meaning of Beulah?<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be married<\/em>&#8221; (Isaiah 62:4).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hephzibah means &#8220;My delight is in her&#8221; and Beulah means &#8220;You are married.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: What is the meaning of Hephzibah and the meaning of Beulah? 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