“Amos” may refer either to a prophet or to a book. Owing to the lack of sources, we know almost nothing about Amos as a historical person—except for an early tradition according to which he earned his living as a livestock breeder, and perhaps also as a tender of sycamore trees (Amos 1:1; 7:14). His hometown seems to have been Tekoa. That is all we know about the person Amos; however, he left a long-lasting legacy. As part of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, the