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'''Amoz''' was the father of [[Isaiah]].
'''Amoz''' (([[Hebrew]]:''' אמוץ ''amotz'' "strong") was the father of [[Isaiah]].
His name is mentioned in the [[Bible]] in the books of [[2 Kings]], [[2 Chronicles]], and [[Isaiah (Biblical book)|Isaiah]] 13 times in all, but always to describe Isaiah reading as "the son of Amoz". No personal information is given on Amoz himself.
His name is mentioned in the [[Bible]] in the books of [[2 Kings]], [[2 Chronicles]], and [[Isaiah (Biblical book)|Isaiah]] 13 times in all, but always to describe Isaiah reading as "the son of Amoz". No personal information is given on Amoz himself. Rabbinical literature passed down through oral histories asserts: "We have received the tradition from our fathers that Amoz, the father of the prophet Isaiah, and [[Amaziah]], the king of [[Judah]], were brothers."