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Amos (Prophet)
Amos was an Old Testament prophet, a herdsman from Tekoa in Judah, who proclaimed God's judgment and justice to the northern kingdom of Israel during the reigns of Uzziah and Jeroboam II. He is the central figure of the Old Testament Book of Amos.
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- AmosBible
Amos is the third of the twelve books of the Minor Prophets in the Old Testament. It preserves the words of the prophet Amos, who was active in the northern kingdom of Israel in the eighth century BC, and it is well known for its call to social justice and its critique of merely formal worship.
- The Five Visions of AmosBible
The Five Visions of Amos is the collective name for five scenes that God showed the prophet Amos, recorded in Amos 7:1–9:4 in the Old Testament: the locusts, the fire, the plumb line, the basket of summer fruit, and the Lord standing beside the altar.
- Plumb LineBible
A plumb line is a cord with a weight attached, used to check whether a wall stands straight. Because it appears in Amos 7, in a vision of God measuring Israel for judgment, it came to signify God's standard and His judgment.
- Amaziah (Priest of Bethel)People
Amaziah was the priest of the sanctuary at Bethel in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Jeroboam II. In Amos 7 he accuses the prophet Amos before the king and tries to drive him out of Bethel, and in turn he receives a word of judgment.
- Amoz (Father of Isaiah)People
Amoz was the father of the Old Testament prophet Isaiah. Scripture names him only in the phrase "Isaiah the son of Amoz." He is a different person from the prophet Amos, with whom he is sometimes confused.
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