Later text
Amos 2:7BSB
They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.
Intertextuality Pair
Amos 2:7 → Leviticus 18:7
Allusion
Earlier text
You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.
Significance
Amos 2:7 accuses Israel of the sin where "a man and his father have relations with the same girl," echoing Leviticus 18:7's prohibition against uncovering a father's nakedness (עֶרְוַת אָבִיךָ, ervat avikha). The Levitical law defines such acts as violations of family holiness boundaries that defile the land, while Amos identifies this specific transgression as profaning Yahweh's holy name. By citing this particular sexual sin alongside economic oppression (trampling the poor), Amos demonstrates that Israel's corruption extends across every domain of covenant life -- social, economic, and sexual.
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- Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
- Reference Type
- Allusion
- Connection Method(s)
- Longitudinal Theme — Leviticus 18:7's guarding of the father's nakedness supplies the legal standard behind Amos's charge that "a man and his father have relations with the same girl," the Levitical holiness thread carried into the prophetic covenant lawsuit against Israel.
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