Amos is the name of the shepherd-prophet from Tekoa in Judah who was called by God to deliver oracles of judgment against the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Jeroboam II. His name, possibly meaning 'burden-bearer,' suits his role as the bearer of heavy prophetic pronouncements against social oppression and empty ritual. All seven occurrences fall within the book that bears his name, and every major translation tradition renders it identically as Amos.