Amos the Prophet
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Eighth-century BC shepherd at Koa near Bethlehem. Of himself he said, “I am not a prophet, nor the son of a prophet; but I am a herdsman plucking wild figs.” One of the Old Testament Minor Prophets, the book of Amos is one long denunciation of evildoers.
- scourged, and then an iron spike driven through his temples
MLA Citation
- “Amos the Prophet“. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 March 2023. Web. 26 April 2024. <>