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Amos 5 General Notes
Structure and formatting
This chapter continues to be written in a poetic format and foretells the destruction of the kingdom of Israel.
Special concepts in this chapter
Place Names
This chapter refers to various places in land of Israel (i.e. Gilgal, Bethel, Beersheba). Normally these places have good connotations, but here they are referred to negatively. This is most likely because these cities became known for their idol worship. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)
City gate
The "city gate" is mentioned several times. This was a place where people would go with legal and financial issues. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)