Amos

Amos

Old Testament

1. a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century bc

2. the book containing his oracles

Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Amos

prophet of righteousness. [O.T.: Amos]

See: Righteousness

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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Amos

 

Ancient Hebrew prophet of the eighth century B.C.

In his sermons Amos condemned unjust judges, officials, and particularly money lenders, but he counseled the oppressed to wait patiently until the god Yahweh should deliver them from their troubles. His sermons have been included in the Bible as the Book of Amos.

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