Amos 9:7
Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the Lord. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Cross-references
Amos 2:10 mentions the same exodus event — 'I brought you up out of Egypt' — reinforcing God's consistent claim over Israel.
Amos 1:5 prophesies Syrian exile to Kir; Amos 9:7 mentions God bringing Syrians from Kir—same location, opposite direction.
Exodus 12:51 records the actual exodus — the event that Amos 9:7 references as evidence of God's sovereignty over nations.
Jeremiah 47:4 explicitly identifies Caphtor as the Philistines' origin, echoing Amos's reference to God bringing Philistines from Caphtor.
Hosea 12:13 also recalls the exodus through a prophet — same core event that Amos 9:7 uses to demonstrate God's sovereignty.
Genesis 10:14 lists the Philistines descending from Caphtorim, confirming the source Amos cites for the Philistines.
1 Chronicles 1:12 repeats the genealogical note that Philistines came from Caphtorim, same as Amos's reference.
2 Kings 16:9 records the Assyrian deportation of Syrians to Kir, the very place Amos mentions as their origin.
Deuteronomy 2:23 records the Caphtorim (Philistines) coming from Caphtor, the same origin Amos references for the Philistines.
Isaiah 22:6 mentions Kir in a military context, the same place Amos identifies as the Syrians' origin.