Amos was a Shepard (Amos 1:1)who was born in Tekoa, 10 miles south of Jerusalem. He worked seasonally as a nipper of sycamore figs, and God made him a prophet in the 9th century BCE. He was sent to the idolatrous 10-tribe kingdom of Israel in the north, and was used as a prophet during the rule of Uzziah, king of Judah and Jeroboam II, son of Joash, king of Israel. He was also the writer of the book of Amos in the Bible
Amos was a shepherd and a tender of fig trees before being called by God to be a prophet. He lived in Tekoa, a village in Judah, near the southern border.
It is the prophet Amos.
Amos was the father of Isaiah. Not to be confused with Amos the prophet, no relation.
Amos could have died in 750 B.C.
The book of Amos is written by the prophet Amos, he was a herdsmen before god called him.
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Amos but the best known is the prophet Jeremiah.
The prophet Amos; there is the book of Amos found in the Old TestamentAmos 1:[1] The words of Amos, who was among the herdman of Tekoa----Amos 7:14] Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:[15] And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
The Biblical Prophet Amos was a Jew. As for whether any other person who has the name Amos is Jewish, this would require a surname.
Amos was a herdsman (Rashi commentary, Amos 1:1). See also:More about the Israelite prophets
Amos lived in Israel during the 8th century BCE. He was a shepherd and farmer from Tekoa, a small town located in the southern kingdom of Judah. Despite his humble origins, he was called by God to be a prophet and deliver messages of warning and judgment to the people of Israel.