Amalek - Wikipedia Amalek ( ˈ æ m ə l ɛ k ; [1] Biblical Hebrew: עֲמָלֵק , romanized: ʿĂmālēq) is described in the Hebrew Bible as the enemy of the nation of the Israelites The name "Amalek" can refer to the descendants of Amalek, the grandson of Esau , or anyone who lived in their territories in Canaan , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] or North African
Who Were Amalek and the Amalekites? - Chabad. org The Amalekites, descendants of Amalek, were an ancient biblical nation living near the land of Canaan They were the first nation to attack the Jewish people after the Exodus from Egypt, and they are seen as the archetypal enemy of the Jews
Who was Amalek and the Amalekites in the Bible? - Christianity The Amalekites were a nomad tribe living in desert area between Mount Seir and Egypt, south of Cannan They were the first people to directly challenge the Israelites as they left Egypt and remained foes of God's people
Who were the Amalekites? | GotQuestions. org The Amalekites were a formidable tribe of nomads living in the area south of Canaan between Mount Seir and the Egyptian border They resisted the Israelites during the time of the exodus, and they remained perennial foes of God’s people
Amalek - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway AMALEK ăm’ ə lĕk, AMALEKITES ăm’ əl’ ĕk īts (עֲמָלֵ֑ק, עֲמָלֵקִ֗י; Gr ̓Αμαλήκ, ̓Αμαληκίτης) An ancient marauding people in the S of Canaan and the Negeb who were fierce enemies of Israel particularly in the earlier part of her history
Ancient Jewish History: The Amalekites - Jewish Virtual Library The Amalekites were a people of the Negev and adjoining desert that were a hereditary enemy of Israel from wilderness times to the early monarchy Amalek, a son of Esau's son Eliphaz, was presumably the eponymous ancestor of the Amalekites
AMALEK, AMALEKITES - JewishEncyclopedia. com Amalek is a son of Esau's first-born son Eliphaz and of the concubine Timna, the daughter of Seir, the Horite, and sister of Lotan (Gen xxxvi 12; compare Timnah as name of an Edomite chief or clan, verse 40)