Amos

Amos was a farmer from Tekoa in the Southern Kingdom of Judah. He appeared as a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the time of King Jeroboam II, around 750 BC.
The book of the prophet Amos, one of the twelve “minor prophets”, is named after him.

The Name Amos

Related Bible passages

Tobit 2.6 Amos 1.1

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