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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Amos
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Aaron Abarim Abed-nego Abel Abida Abigail Abimael Abinadab Abishai Abraham Abram Absalom Accad Adah Adam Admah Almodad Amalek(ite) Amasa Amminadab Amorite Amos Amram Anak (Anakim) Anamim Anem Aram Aramean Ararat Ari (Arie, Arieh) Ariel Arkite Arpachshad Arvadite Asahel Asenath Asher/ Asherah Ashkenash Asshur Asshurim Assyria |
Amos
Amos is a minor prophet and a farmer; a herdsman and grower of sycamores (7:14). He lived and worked in the 8th century BC. There is also an Amos mentioned in the Lukan genealogy of Christ. We don't know anything about this Amos but judging from his place in the lineage he probably lived sometime during the 3rd century BC. |
(amas 1643) to load or carry a load. This load may be carried by a donkey (Gen 44:13), by God (Psalm 68:19), or people (Isa 46:1, Zec 12:3). A related name is
