The New Student's Reference Work/Amos

A′mos, one of the minor Hebrew prophets, lived about 800 B. C.  He was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore trees in the region of Tekoa, a fortified town south of Judah.  He vigorously denounced the idolatry of the Jews, and prophesied the anger of God against idolatrous nations.  His language is remarkable for its simplicity and clearness.