Amaziah (Book of Amos) explained

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

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).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amaziah in the Bible. Nave's Topical Bible.
  2. J. R. Linville. 2013. Amos and Cosmic Imagination. Burlington: Ashgate Publishing Company.
  3. https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/1371-amaziah Jewish Encyclopedia Amaziah