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Amos

Amos

37 8.4
A man from ancient Israel who was a shepherd and a prophet
  • proper noun
  • /ˈeɪməs/
  • Literature
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  • In the Old Testament, Amos is recognized as a major prophet who spoke against injustice.
  • the prophet Amos
  • Amos and Jeremiah
  • Amos and Isaiah

So books like Samuel, Kings, Judges, and then the prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos, Ezekiel, so on.

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Examples

  • But then think of the Hebrew prophets, of Amos and Jeremiah in particular: anger is a reflective attitude as well.

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  • Or you think about like the Hebrew prophets, one of like the Hebrew prophet Amos, this is sort of Old Testament.

  • So there are of course, some commonalities, but Isaiah differs from Amos and Hosea in this.

  • Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Joseph.

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  • The Book of Amos contains powerful messages about social justice and morality.

  • Many scholars study the teachings of Amos to understand the historical context of his time.

Compounds

Book of Amos
1 8.7

A book in the Old Testament that contains the prophecies of Amos

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Amos comes from a Hebrew word amos that means 'to carry' or 'burden'. This is a helpful image because the prophet Amos 'carried' a heavy message about justice for the poor.