תְּקוֹעַ teqo`ah "Tekoa" features in the Bible as a place:

• from which Joab sought a wise woman (2 Sam 14:2)
• where a warning is sounded in time of invasion (Jer 6:1)
• one of the "cities" built by Rehoboam for Judah's defense (2 Chron 11:6)
• "the wilderness of Tekoa" is the site of Jehoshaphat's victory over Eastern neighbours (2 Chron 20:20)
• Amos is described (1:1) as "among the shepherds from Tekoa".

This last reference may mean that Tekoa near Bethlehem was Amos' home town.