Amos 5:5

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But don't seek Bethel, Nor enter into Gilgal, And don't pass to Beersheba: For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, And Bethel shall come to nothing.

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The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Bethel and Gilgal were major Israelite worship centers, while Beersheba lay in Judah’s south and had become a pilgrimage destination. Amos warns that seeking God through these compromised shrines cannot save Israel; Bethel will fall, Gilgal will go into exile, and Damascus represents the foreign captivity awaiting them.

Places in this passage

Amos 5:5 mentions Beersheba, Bethel, Damascus and Gilgal.

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