Book of Amos
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The Book of Amos is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Amos, emphasizing social justice, divine judgment, and the call to genuine righteousness.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Amos canonical | 18 |
| Amos 1–2 | 1 |
| Amos 5:24 (Bible) | 1 |
| Amos 8 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T934636 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Amos Context triple: [The Twelve Minor Prophets, containsWork, Book of Amos]
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A.
Book of Joel
The Book of Joel is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that portrays a devastating locust plague as a symbol of divine judgment and calls the people to repentance in anticipation of the "day of the Lord."
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B.
Book of Hosea
The Book of Hosea is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that uses the prophet Hosea’s troubled marriage as a metaphor for Israel’s unfaithfulness to God and calls for repentance and covenant loyalty.
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Book of Micah
The Book of Micah is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Micah, including themes of divine judgment, social justice, and future restoration centered on Zion.
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Book of Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah is a major Old Testament prophetic text that combines messages of judgment and hope, traditionally attributed to the prophet Isaiah and highly influential in both Jewish and Christian theology.
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E.
Book of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible that records the messages, warnings, and laments of the prophet Jeremiah concerning Judah’s impending judgment and eventual restoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Amos Target entity description: The Book of Amos is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Amos, emphasizing social justice, divine judgment, and the call to genuine righteousness.
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A.
Book of Joel
The Book of Joel is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that portrays a devastating locust plague as a symbol of divine judgment and calls the people to repentance in anticipation of the "day of the Lord."
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B.
Book of Hosea
The Book of Hosea is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that uses the prophet Hosea’s troubled marriage as a metaphor for Israel’s unfaithfulness to God and calls for repentance and covenant loyalty.
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C.
Book of Micah
The Book of Micah is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Micah, including themes of divine judgment, social justice, and future restoration centered on Zion.
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D.
Book of Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah is a major Old Testament prophetic text that combines messages of judgment and hope, traditionally attributed to the prophet Isaiah and highly influential in both Jewish and Christian theology.
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E.
Book of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible that records the messages, warnings, and laments of the prophet Jeremiah concerning Judah’s impending judgment and eventual restoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Book of the Bible
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Neviim ⓘ Old Testament book ⓘ Prophetic book ⓘ |
| addressesAudience |
Israelites
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Nations surrounding Israel ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Amos ⓘ |
| canonicalOrder |
One of the Twelve in the Neviim section of the Tanakh
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Third among the Twelve Minor Prophets in many Christian Bibles ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Call to repentance
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Covenant faithfulness ⓘ Day of the Lord ⓘ
linked to:
Second Coming of Christ
Divine judgment ⓘ Righteousness ⓘ Social justice ⓘ True worship ⓘ |
| closingVerse | Amos 9:15 ⓘ |
| contains |
Oracles against Israel
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Oracles against the nations ⓘ Promise of restoration ⓘ Visions of judgment ⓘ Woe oracles ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Complacency
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Corrupt legal systems ⓘ Idolatry ⓘ Oppression of the poor ⓘ Religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Ethical behavior over ritual sacrifice
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God's sovereignty over all nations ⓘ Responsibility of the wealthy ⓘ |
| famousVerse | "But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream" ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| genre |
Poetry
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Prophecy ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
8th century BCE
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Reign of Jeroboam II ⓘ |
| influenced | Christian social justice theology ⓘ |
| keyPassage | Amos 5:24 ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentions | Judah ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 9 ⓘ |
| openingVerse | Amos 1:1 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian Old Testament
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linked to:
Christian biblical canon
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ
linked to:
The Twelve Minor Prophets
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian preaching and exegesis
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Jewish liturgy and study ⓘ |
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Subject: Book of Amos Description of subject: The Book of Amos is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Amos, emphasizing social justice, divine judgment, and the call to genuine righteousness.
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