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Prophet Amos as depicted by Gustave Doré. Before becoming a prophet, Amos was a shepherd and a sycamore fig farmer from Teqoaʿ. [2] Amos aimed his prophetic message at the northern kingdom of Israel, particularly the cities of Samaria and Bethel. [3]
Oct 19, 2023 · The Message of Amos the Prophet. In the midst of national and international affairs, Amos, a local rancher (Amos 1:1) and/or farmer (7:14) from Tekoa in Judah is commissioned to the influential north, Israel. Amos 1:1 describes Amos as one who deals with sheep.
Amos owned sheep and grew mulberries when God called on him to become a prophet. Picture and description of a work by Gustave Doré: The Prophet Amos. Engraving, dated 1865.
Amos (flourished 8th century bc) was the first Hebrew prophet to have a biblical book named for him. He accurately foretold the destruction of the northern kingdom of Israel (although he did not specify Assyria as the cause) and, as a prophet of doom, anticipated later Old Testament prophets.
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Amos prophesied “two years before the earthquake” (Amos 1:1; see also Zechariah 14:5), just before the halfway point of the eighth century BC, during the reigns of Uzziah, king of Judah, and Jeroboam, king of Israel. Their reigns overlapped for fifteen years, from 767 BC to 753 BC.
Apr 12, 2024 · Amos was a herder and farmer from the Judean village of Tekoa, about five miles south of Bethlehem, who had a vision and became a prophet for the Lord. Amos prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II in Israel and Uzziah in Judah.
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Apr 30, 2024 · Answer. Amos was a shepherd and farmer from the Judean village of Tekoa, about five miles south of Bethlehem, who had a vision and became a prophet for the Lord. Amos prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II in Israel and Uzziah in Judah (Amos 1:1).
