Amos 1:3--6:14

Ammonites : the tribe/nation of people descended from Ben-Ammi, Lot's son,Territory of the tribe/nation of Ammon
(31° 57´, 35° 55´)

Amorite : members of a pre-Israel Semitic tribe from Mesopotamia

Arabah : a town of Judea west of Jerusalem on the border of Benjamin
(32° 1´, 35° 31´); (31° 50´, 35° 30´)

Ashdod : a town on the western coast of the territory of Judah
(31° 48´, 34° 38´); (31° 48´, 34° 38´)

Ashkelon : a town of the Philistines between Ashdod and Gaza (OS)
(31° 39´, 34° 32´)

Assyria : a member of the nation of Assyria
(36° 21´, 43° 9´); (36° 21´, 43° 9´)

aven : a town of Benjamin,a situation; their home valley full of wickedness
(31° 55´, 35° 13´)

Aven : a town of Benjamin,a situation; their home valley full of wickedness
(31° 55´, 35° 13´)

Bashan : a region east of Lake Galilee between Mt. Hermon and Wadi Yarmuk
(32° 48´, 35° 56´)

Beer-Sheba : a famous well, its town and district in southern Judah
(31° 14´, 34° 50´)

Beer-sheba : a famous well, its town and district in southern Judah
(31° 14´, 34° 50´)

Ben-hadad : king of Syria during the time of King Asa of Judah,king of Syria during the time of King Ahab of Israel,king of Syria during the time of King Amaziah of Judah;,a title for Syrian kings when Babylon was rising to power

Ben-Hadad : king of Syria during the time of King Asa of Judah,king of Syria during the time of King Ahab of Israel,king of Syria during the time of King Amaziah of Judah;,a title for Syrian kings when Babylon was rising to power

Beth-eden : a town, perhaps a symbolic name for Damascus (OS)
(33° 31´, 36° 18´); (32° 35´, 35° 10´); (32° 12´, 35° 16´); (40° 3´, 45° 2´)

Beth-Eden : a town, perhaps a symbolic name for Damascus (OS)
(33° 31´, 36° 18´); (32° 35´, 35° 10´); (32° 12´, 35° 16´); (40° 3´, 45° 2´)

Bethel : a town of Benjamin bordering Ephraim 18 km north of Jerusalem
(31° 55´, 35° 13´); (32° 2´, 35° 44´)

Bozrah : a town of Edom,a town of Moab
(30° 44´, 35° 36´); (32° 30´, 36° 29´)

Calneh : a town of Syria about 25 km NE of Aleppo (OS)
(32° 7´, 45° 13´)

Damascus : a city-state in Syria, located near Mt. Hermon at the edge of the Syrian desert (OS),a town near Mt. Hermon at the edge of the Syrian desert (OS)
(33° 31´, 36° 18´)

David : a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel

Edom : resident(s) of the region of Edom
(34° 50´, 39° 7´); (33° 12´, 36° 30´); (35° 5´, 42° 0´); (30° 44´, 35° 36´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (33° 31´, 36° 18´)

Egypt : descendants of Mizraim
(30° 6´, 31° 20´); (30° 6´, 31° 20´)

Ekron : a town in the western foothills of Judah,residents of the town of Ekron
(31° 46´, 34° 51´)

Gath : a town of the Anakim and Philistines in Judah 12 km south. of Ekron
(31° 41´, 34° 50´)

Gaza : a city A Philistine town 5 km east of the Mediterranean and 60 west of Hebron,a town on the western coast of the territory of Judah,a town and the region it controled
(31° 31´, 34° 26´)

Gilead : a mountainous region east of the Jordan & north of the Arnon to Hermon,son of Machir son of Manasseh; founder of the clan of Gilead,father of Jephthah the judge,son of Michael of the tribe of Gad
(32° 2´, 35° 43´)

Gilgal : a place where Israel encamped between Jericho and the Jordan,a town between Dor and Tirza in the territory of Ephraim (YC),a town just north of Joppa, originally a military base (YC),a place 12 miles south of Shechem now called Jiljiliah (YC)
(31° 51´, 35° 31´); (32° 42´, 35° 18´); (31° 51´, 35° 31´); (32° 1´, 35° 13´); (32° 48´, 35° 35´)

Gomorrah : an ancient city known for its sin whose ruins are said to be visible from the Masada,a town destroyed with Sodom by burning sulphur
(31° 9´, 35° 28´)

hamath : a town of Syria on the Orontes between Aleppo and Damascus (OS)
(35° 8´, 36° 44´); (33° 7´, 35° 9´); (35° 8´, 36° 44´); (34° 18´, 36° 55´)

Hamath : a town of unknown location
(35° 8´, 36° 44´); (33° 7´, 35° 9´); (35° 8´, 36° 44´); (34° 18´, 36° 55´)

Harmon : a place of unknown location.
(32° 16´, 35° 11´)

Hazael : a king of Syria

Israel : a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

Jacob : the second so of a pair of twins born to Isaac and Rebeccaa; ancestor of the 12 tribes of Israel,the nation of Israel,a person, male,son of Isaac; Israel the man and nation

Jerusalem : the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Joseph : the husband of Mary and foster-father of Jesus,a Jewish man from Arimathea in whose grave the body of Jesus was laid,two different men listed as ancestors of Jesus,a man nominated with Matthias to take the place of Judas Iscariot as apostle,a son of Jacob and Rachel; the father of Ephraim and Manasseh and ruler of Egypt,a brother of Jesus; a son of Mary,a man who was a companion of Paul,son of Jacob and Rachel; patriarch of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh,a tribe, actually two tribes named after Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh,father of Igal, of Issachar, who helped spy out Canaan,son of Asaph the Levite; worship leader under Asaph and King David,a man who put away his heathen wife; an Israelite descended from Binnui,priest and head of the house of Shebaniah under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah

Judah : the son of Jacob and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,a tribe, the land/country,a son of Joseph; the father of Simeon; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Jacob/Israel and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,the tribe of Judah,citizens of the southern kingdom of Judah,citizens of the Persian Province of Judah; the Jews who had returned from Babylonian exile,"house of Judah", a phrase which highlights the political leadership of the tribe of Judah,"king of Judah", a phrase which relates to the southern kingdom of Judah,"kings of Judah", a phrase relating to the southern kingdom of Judah,"princes of Judah", a phrase relating to the kingdom of Judah,the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah, and also the extended territory of the southern kingdom of Judah,the Province of Judah under Persian rule,"hill country of Judah", the relatively cool and green central highlands of the territory of Judah,"the cities of Judah",the language of the Jews; Hebrew,head of a family of Levites who returned from Exile,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,a man who was second in command of Jerusalem; son of Hassenuah of Benjamin,a Levite in charge of the songs of thanksgiving in Nehemiah's time,a leader who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah of Asaph dedicate Nehemiah's wall
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Kaiwan : name of a star-god or idol

Karnaim : a town about 40 km east of Lake Galilee (OS)
(32° 45´, 36° 0´)

Kerioth : a town of Moab
(31° 35´, 35° 42´)

Kir : a city of Mesopotamia probably in or near Elam (OS),a town of Moab 20 km east of the southern end of the Dead Sea
(31° 10´, 35° 42´); (31° 10´, 35° 42´)

Lo-debar : a town of Gad, probably 15 km NE of Beth-Shan, just across the Jordan
(32° 39´, 35° 47´)

Lo-Debar : a town of Gad, probably 15 km NE of Beth-Shan, just across the Jordan
(32° 39´, 35° 47´)

Moab : resident(s) of the country of Moab
(31° 29´, 35° 46´)

nazirite : a man who expresses his devotion to God by not cutting his hair

Nazirite : a man who expresses his devotion to God by not cutting his hair

Orion : a constellation of stars

Philistines : a sea people coming from Crete in 1200BC to the coast of Canaan
(33° 33´, 35° 21´)

Pleiades : a constellation of stars

Rabbah : a town; the capital of the nation of Ammon. It is now called Amman, the capital of Jordan.,a town in the hill country of Judah
(31° 57´, 35° 55´)

Sakkuth : a pagan god and idol revered as king

Samaria : residents of the district of Samaria
(32° 16´, 35° 11´)

Sodom : an ancient town somewhere in the region of the Dead Sea that God destroyed with burning sulphur,a town 25 km south of Gomorrah and Masada
(31° 11´, 35° 23´)

Syria : the country to the north of Palestine,a country of north western Mesopotamia
(34° 50´, 39° 7´); (33° 12´, 36° 30´); (35° 5´, 42° 0´); (30° 44´, 35° 36´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (33° 31´, 36° 18´)

Teman : son of Eliphaz son of Esau,a chief of Edom,a town or region of Edom
(30° 12´, 35° 43´)

Tyre : a resident of the town of Tyre
(33° 16´, 35° 11´)

Zion : one of the hills on which Jerusalem was built; the temple area; the city of Jerusalem; God's people,a town and citidel; an ancient part of Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)