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| | Amos |
 | | He was a man of humble birth, neither a "prophet nor a prophet's son," but "an herdman and a dresser of sycomore trees," R.V. He prophesied in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, and was contemporary with Isaiah and Hosea, as well as Joel (Amos 1:1; 7:14, 15; Zech. |
 | | At this period Amos was called from his obscurity to remind the people of the law of God's retributive justice, and to call them to repentance. |
 | | The Book of Amos consists of three parts: |
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