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It was probably originally connected in some manner with the cult of the moon, as indeed is suggested by the frequent mention of Sabbath and New-Moon festivals in the same sentence (Isa. 1:13; Amos 8:5; H Kings 6:23). [42] The names for the days of the week are simply the day number within the week.
The Book of Amos is the third of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Old Testament (Tanakh) and the second in the Greek Septuagint tradition. [1] According to the Bible, Amos was an older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah, [2] and was active c. 750 BC during the reign of Jeroboam II [2] (788–747 BC) of Samaria (Northern Israel), [3] while Uzziah was King of Judah.
Amos (/ ˈ eɪ m ə s /; Hebrew: עָמוֹס – ʿĀmōs) 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 Kingdom of Judah and is portrayed as being from the southern Kingdom of Judah yet ...
"Nazirite" comes from the Hebrew word nazir meaning "consecrated" [9] or "separated", [10] and may be ultimately derived from a root meaning "vow", similar to the Hebrew neder. [10] The word nazir is also sometimes used to refer to a prince, who fills a special position of secular power, [ 11 ] and the cognate word nezer can refer to either the ...
AMOS-2 carries 28 Ku-band transponders; twenty-two active with six as backups. [4] With a mass of 1370 kg at launch, AMOS-2 incorporated a 400 newtons liquid apogee boost motor and fourteen 10 newtons reaction control thrusters for raising the satellite's orbit from geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) to its final geostationary orbit as well as for its attitude control.
POxy VI 846: Amos 2 (LXX) Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 846 (P. Oxy. 846 or E 3074) is a 6th-century manuscript of a portion of the Greek version of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh or Old Testament) known as the Septuagint. It is one of the manuscripts discovered in Oxyrhynchus, was cataloged under the number 846. Palaeographically dates back to the sixth ...
"Amos" (meaning in Hebrew "a burden") was a shepherd of Tekoa, a small town of Judah, a region more fit for pastoral than for agricultural purposes. Amos therefore owned and tended flocks, and collected sycamore figs. Amos 7:14, 15 ) implies that Amos belongs to a "humble rank".
A second Calneh is mentioned in the Book of Amos, and some have also associated this place with Calno which is mentioned in similar terms in the Book of Isaiah. ( Amos 6:2 , Isaiah 10:9 ) This is identified by some archaeological scholars as Kulnia, Kullani or Kullanhu, modern Kullan-Köy , between Carchemish on the Euphrates River and Arpad ...