Amaziah (Book of Amos)
Amaziah was an idolatrous[1] priest of Bethel (Amos 7:10–17), who lived during the reign of Jeroboam II of the Kingdom of Samaria.[2] Amaziah banned Amos from prophesying against Israel.[2] Francis Gigot considers it "probable" that Amos left Bethel in compliance with Amaziah's directives, and "withdrew to Juda[h]".[3]
In Rabbinical literature
According to R. Meir, the priest Amaziah is identical to the false prophet mentioned in I Kings, xiii. 11 et seq. (Yer. Sanh. xi. 30b and Cant. R. ii. 5).[4]
References
- ^ "Amaziah in the Bible". Nave's Topical Bible.
- ^ a b J. R. Linville. 2013. Amos and Cosmic Imagination. Burlington: Ashgate Publishing Company.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Amos". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ Jewish Encyclopedia Amaziah