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Usage English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek [1], Biblical Hebrew [2]
Meaning & History
From Hebrew עָמַס (ʿamas) meaning "load, burden" [3]. Amos is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Amos, which speaks against greed, corruption and oppression of the poor. Written about the 8th century BC, it is among the oldest of the prophetic books. As an English name, Amos has been used since the Protestant Reformation, and was popular among the Puritans.
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Amos the Prophet by Gustave Doré (1866)Categories
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Sources & References
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry g301, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=g301.
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h5986, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h5986.
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h6006, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h6006.
