So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.
George DeHoff gave the meaning of this verse as, "He married an Israelite who had doubtless worshipped the golden calves at Bethel."[19]; "And she conceived and bare him a son ..."  This explodes the notion that the children were already Gomer's at the time of the marriage.  The first of the three children named was most certainly Hosea's.