Amos

The name of the prophet, Amos, means burden bearer. He was not the father of Isaiah whose name was also Amos. The book tells us the following about the history of the prophet. His home was in Tekoah the modern Tekua, located about 12 miles south of Jerusalem and about 6 miles south of Bethlehem. According to tradition it was a place where many shepherds grazed their flocks. Amos was no prophet by profession, that is, he was no member of the prophetic guild, and came from no prophetic school....