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Amos 1:1 (GN)

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¹ These are the words of Amos, a shepherd from the town of Tekoa. Two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel, God revealed to Amos all these things about Israel.

Definition(s):
Amos (Eh-moss): loading; weighty
Jehoash (Je-hoh-ash): fire of the Lord
Jeroboam (Jer-o-boh-am): he that opposes the people
Judah (Joo-da): the praise of the Lord; confession
Uzziah (Uzz-eye-a): Uzziel, the strength, or kid, of the Lord