Amo 5:5-6 | TNotes | STEP | 5:5 Beersheba was another site (see study note on 4:4) with ties to the patriarchal era (e.g., Abraham, Gen 21:33 ; 22:19 ) that had been made into a shrine. • Gilgal ... exile: A wordplay using alliteration (Hebrew hagilgal galoh yigleh ).

bGen 21:33►

eHos 5:3►

‏ Amos 5:5-6

5:5 ^a Beersheba was another site (see study note on 4:4) with ties to the patriarchal era (e.g., Abraham, Gen 21:33 ^b; 22:19 ^c) that had been made into a shrine.

• Gilgal ... exile: A wordplay using alliteration (Hebrew hagilgal galoh yigleh).
5:6 ^d The northern kingdom of Israel (literally the house of Joseph) was dominated by the tribes of Joseph’s sons, Ephraim and Manasseh (see study note on 5:15; see Hos 5:3 ^e, 5 ^f).