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Book of Amos
The
Book of Amos
is a prophetic book of the
Hebrew Bible
, one of the
Twelve Minor Prophets
.
Amos
, an older contemporary of
Hosea
and
Isaiah
, was active c. 750 BC during the reign of
Jeroboam II
, (786–746 BC) making the Book of Amos the first biblical prophetic book written. Amos lived in the
kingdom of Judah
but preached in the northern
kingdom of Israel
. His major themes of
social justice
, God's
omnipotence
, and
divine judgment
became staples of prophecy.
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