Amaziah
the name means strength of Jah Strong's Lexicon
Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, opposed the prophet Amos and told him to leave the kingdom of Israel.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Strengthened by Jehovah. (1.) A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1 Chr. 6:45).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
First named at Amos 7:10.
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Verses that name Amaziah
- Amos 7:10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,
- Amos 7:12 And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.
- Amos 7:14 “I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.