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Bible Encyclopedias
Amaziah
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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—Biblical Data:
1. Priest at Beth-el in the reign of Jeroboam II. When the prophet Amos came to Beth-el, and there prophesied the death of Jeroboam and the captivity of Israel, Amaziah tried to expel him from the kingdom of Israel (Amos, 7:10,12,14). 2. A Simeonite (1 Chronicles 4:34). 3. A Levite of the family of Merari and ancestor of Ethan (1 Chronicles 6:30).
G. B. L.
—In Rabbinical Literature:
According to R. Meir, the priest Amaziah is identical with the false prophet mentioned in 1 Kings, 13:11 et seq. (Yer. Sanh. 11:30b and Cant. R. 2:5).
See Jonathan, Son of Gershom.L. G.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Amaziah'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/amaziah.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Amaziah'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/amaziah.html. 1901.
