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Ten facts about Amos

1.His name means 'carrying a load'

2 He was a Shepard

3 He was born in Tekoa, 10 miles south of Jerusalem

4 He worked seasonally as a nipper of sycamore figs

5 God made him a prophet in the 9th century BCE

6 He was sent to the idolatrous 10-tribe kingdom of Israel in the north

7 He was a prophet during the rule of Uzziah, king of Judah

8 He was a prophet during the rule of Jeroboam II, son of Joash, king of Israel

9 He was a prophet during the 'Great Earthquake'(Amos 1:1)(Zechariah 14:5)

10 He was the writer of the book of Amos in The Bible


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