The winter house and summer house. Many wealthy Samarians had two homes. One would be in the warmer, southern regions while the other was built in the cooler north (3:15). This extravagance made it all the more obvious that Amos was justified in his criticism of the wealthy people who ignored the needs of the poor.
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