Amaziah (Amos 7:10)
The name Amaziah means “the strength of the Lord.” Amaziah is mentioned in 3 verses of the Bible, first in Amos 7:10.
Who was Amaziah?
A priest of the golden calves at Bethel (Amos 7:10-17).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Amaziah
- Amos 7:10
Then Amaziah the priest of Beth–el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
- Amos 7:12
Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
- Amos 7:14
Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: