Read Amos 1.1-2 Introduction.
Prophetic books customarily begin with data about their authors.
In verse 1 Amos preached during the reigns of King Uzziah of Judah (783-742 BCE)
and King Jeroboam of Israel (786-746), and he owned sheep and orchards (7.14).
Though from Tekoa, a town in Judah Amos preached primarily to Judah's northern neighbor,
Israel (2.6).
In verse 2 Jerusalem and Zion are both names of the capital city of Judah.
Carmel is a mountain range near the Mediterranean coast in Israel.
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