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    Amos

    AY-mos

    Meaning

    Carried by God; Burden-bearer

    Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Amos

    What it points to

    Amos teaches that God carries His people and calls them to carry His message of justice to the world.

    Verse · King James Version

    “But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.”

    Amos 5:24

    Most used in the 1880s (US records)

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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