Who Was Alive
Amos
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Amos

Prophet

Born 814 BC · died 740 BC, aged 73 or 74
Also known as Amos the Prophet

Who was alive at the same time as Amos?

  1. Omri, c. 940 – 874 BC
  2. Ahab, 918–852 BC
  3. Jehu, 876–814 BC
  4. Jehoram of Israel, 870–841 BC
  5. Ahaziah of Israel, 870–851 BC
  6. Amos, 814–740 BC
  7. Sargon II, c. 765 – 705 BC
  8. Ahaz, 763–727 BC
  9. Hoshea, 759–723 BC
  10. Numa Pompilius, 753–671 BC
  11. Sennacherib, c. 745 – 681 BC
  12. Tullus Hostilius, 710–642 BC
  13. Archilochus, 688 – c. 645 BC
  14. Ashurbanipal, 685–631 BC
  15. Ancus Marcius, 675–616 BC

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Only 5 people we track were surely alive alongside Amos

Our coverage of the ancient world is thin: we only include people whose birth and death can be dated to within 25 years. These lives may have overlapped with Amos’s, but their dates are too uncertain to say: Jehu.

The nearest lives we can place: Jehoram of Israel died about 26 years before Amos was born, Ahaziah of Israel died about 36 years before Amos was born, Ahab died about 37 years before Amos was born, Omri died about 59 years before Amos was born, Tullus Hostilius was born about 29 years after Amos died and Archilochus was born about 51 years after Amos died.

When Amos died, Numa Pompilius was 12 or 13, Ahaz was 22 or 23 and Hoshea was 18 or 19.

Born during Amos’s lifetime: Sennacherib, Numa Pompilius, Sargon II, Ahaz and Hoshea.

Where Amos and the nearest lives were born

Amos is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time or nearest to it. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 15 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list

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