Amaziah was an idolatrous[1] priest of Bethel (Book of Amos 7:10–17), who lived during the reign of Jeroboam II.[2] Amaziah banned Amos from prophesying against Israel.[2] F. E. Gigot considers it "probable" that Amos left Bethel in compliance with Amaziah's directives, and "withdrew to Juda[h]".[3]

In Rabbinical literature

According to R. Meir, the priest Amaziah is identical to the false prophet mentioned in I Kings, xiii. 11 et seq. (Yer. Sanh. xi. 30b and Cant. R. ii. 5).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Amaziah in the Bible". Nave's Topical Bible.
  2. 1 2 J. R. Linville. 2013. Amos and Cosmic Imagination. Burlington: Ashgate Publishing Company.
  3. ↑  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Amos". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  4. ↑ Jewish Encyclopedia Amaziah
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