Encyclopedia - Adin Steinsaltz: Encyclopedia - Adin Steinsaltz
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz or Even Yisrael (born 1937) is a teacher, philosopher, social critic and prolific author who has been hailed by Tim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shepherd: Encyclopedia - Shepherd
A shepherd is one who takes care of sheep, usually in flocks in the fields. Shepherding is one of the oldest professions, beginning some ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amos Prophet: Encyclopedia - Amos Prophet
(עָמוֹס "Burden", Standard Hebrew ʿAmos, Tiberian Hebrew ʿĀmôs) was a person in the Bible, and putative author of the speeches ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Amos: Encyclopedia - Book Of Amos
Amos was a prophet during the reign of Jeroboam ben Joash (Jeroboam II), ruler of Israel from 793 BCE to 753 BCE, and the reign of Uzziah...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whitman County Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Whitman County Washington - Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,640 km² (2,178 mi²). 5,593 km² (2,159 mi²) of it is land and 47...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Biblical Names: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Biblical Names - Z
List of Biblical names - People. Zaanannim, movings; a person asleep Zaavan, trembling Zabad, dowry; endowed Zabbai, flowing Zabbud Za...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Amos: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Amos - Where Was It Written?
Some scholars believe that Amos' message was recorded after he delivered it to the Northern Kingdom, upon returning to his southern homel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amos Prophet: Encyclopedia Ii - Amos Prophet - Audience
He prophesied in the days of Jeroboam II of Israel, while Uzziah was king of Judah. The writer of the book remembers that two years after...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amos Prophet: Encyclopedia Ii - Amos Prophet - Message
The oracle predicted that many of Israel's neighbors (including Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, Ammon and Moab, but especially Judah and Isra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Amos: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Amos - Who Wrote It?
Amos was a prophet during the reign of Jeroboam ben Joash (Jeroboam II), ruler of Israel from 793 BCE to 753 BCE, and the reign of Uzziah...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Amos: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Amos - When Was It Written?
Most scholars believe that Amos gave his message in the autumn of 750 BCE or 749 BCE. It is generally understood that his preaching at Be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Amos: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Amos - Why Was It Written?
The Book of Amos is set in a time when the people of Israel have reached a low point in their devotion to Yahweh - the people have become...   » Read the article