Amosעמוס
In the Bible
The prophet Amos (עמוס) — first attested in Amos 1:1 (9 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
דִּבְרֵ֣י עָמ֔וֹס אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה בַנֹּקְדִ֖ים מִתְּק֑וֹעַ אֲשֶׁר֩ חָזָ֨ה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל בִּימֵ֣י <b>׀</b> עֻזִּיָּ֣ה מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֗ה וּבִימֵ֞י יָרׇבְעָ֤ם בֶּן־יוֹאָשׁ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שְׁנָתַ֖יִם לִפְנֵ֥י הָרָֽעַשׁ׃
The words of Amos, a sheep breeder from Tekoa, who prophesied concerning Israel in the reigns of Kings Uzziah of Judah and Jeroboam son of Joash of Israel, two years before the earthquake.<sup class="footnote-marker">a</sup><i class="footnote"><b>the earthquake </b>See Zech. 14.5.</i>
Gematria & sigil
The consonantal gematria of Amos (עמוס) and its sigil traced on the Lo Shu (Saturn 3×3) by the Aiq-Bekar digital-root method: each letter's value reduces to 1–9, those cells are joined in order — the trace is the sigil.
| Letter | Value | Aiq Bekar |
|---|---|---|
| ע | 70 | 7 |
| ם | 40 | 4 |
| ו | 6 | 6 |
| ס | 60 | 6 |
| Total | 176 | 5 |
Stellar letters
The 4-consonant name needs its 3 distinct simple-letters to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Amos appears in the stellar reading on 0 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Its required simple letters are never all occupied together on these 12 dates — a multi-letter name is rarer than a single-letter one. Open any date in the Reader to inspect that sky.
No readable date among the 12 — this name needs more simultaneous simple letters than any of these conjunctions occupy.
Description
Amos was one of the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament. According to the Bible, Amos was the older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah and was active c. 760–755 BC during the rule of kings Jeroboam II of Israel and Uzziah of the Kingdom of Judah and is portrayed as being from the southern Kingdom of Judah yet preaching in the northern Kingdom of Israel (Samaria). The prophet is characterized as speaking against an increased disparity between the wealthy and the poor with themes of justice, God's omnipotence, and divine judgment. The Book of Amos is attributed to him. In recent years, scholars have grown more skeptical of the Book of Amos's presentation of Amos's biography and background.
Facts
| Born | Tekoa |
| Died | 745 BCE |
| Venerated in | Judaism, Christianity, Islam |
| Feast | June 15 (Eastern Orthodox) |
| Major works | Book of Amos |
Life & work in brief
Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| Life | Before becoming a prophet, Amos was a shepherd and a sycamore fig farmer from Teqoaʿ. |
| Justice | The ancient appeal towards justice is expressed by the voice of God in Amos's teachings. |
| Feast days/religious veneration | Within Roman, Byzantine, and other high liturgical churches saints are regularly celebrated and venerated on Feast days throughout the calendar year. |
| In Islam | In Islamic tradition, Āmūs ibn Īshiyā (Arabic: عاموص ابن إشعيا ) is acknowledged as one of the prophets sent to Bani Israil after al Yasa (Elisha). |
Prophecies
Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Amos, with sources.
| Prophecy / vision | Source |
|---|---|
| Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like a stream | Amos 5:24 |
| The day of YHWH is darkness and not light | Amos 5:18-20 |
| I will raise the fallen booth of David | Amos 9:11 |