Amalek

The Amalekites are a people mentioned a number of times in the Hebrew Bible . They are considered to be descended from an ancestor Amalek . According to the Book of Genesis and 1 Chronicles , Amalek ( Hebrew : עֲמָלֵק , Modern : Amalek , Tiberian : ʻĂmālēq ), Arabic , عماليق , was the son of Eliphaz and the grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:12; 1 Chr. 1:36); the chief of an Edomite tribe (Gen. 36:16). His mother was a Horite , a tribe whose territory the descendants of Esau had seized. Amalek is a son of Esau's son Eliphaz and of the concubine Timna, a Horite and sister of Lotan. Gen. 36:16 refers to him as the "chief of Amalek" thus his name can be understood to be a title derived from that of the clan or territory over which he ruled. Indeed an extra-Biblical tradition recorded by Nachmanides relates that the Amalekites were not descended from the grandson of Esau but from a man named Amalek after whom this grandson was later named. Such an eponymous ancestor of the Amalekites is also mentioned in Old Arabian poetry. According to Arab historians such as Ibn Khaldun and Ali ibn al-Athir , Amalek is a name given to the Amorites and the Canaanites . The name is sometimes interpreted as "dweller in the valley" [1] [2] , but most specialists regard the origin to be unknown (M. In ( ) is the singular of giant, and the plural is (عمالقة, ʿamāliqah) or (عماليق, ʿamālīq), suggesting the sons of this tribe were known for being unusually tall.

Amalek ( Hebrew : עֲמָלֵק , Modern : Amalek , Tiberian : ʻĂmālēq ) occurs in the Hebrew Bible and may refer to the grandson of Esau , the descendant nation of Amalekites , and the territories of Amalek for which they inhabited. According to the Book of Genesis and 1 Chronicles , Amalek was the son of Eliphaz and the concubine Timna. Timna was a Horite and sister of Lotan . Amalek appears in the genealogy of Esau (Gen. 36:12; 1 Chr. 1:36) who was the chief of an Edomite tribe (Gen. 36:16). Amalek is described as the "chief of Amalek" in Genesis 36:16, in which it is surmised that he ruled a clan or territory named after him. In the chant of Balaam at Numbers , 24:20, Amalek was called the 'first of the nations', attesting to high antiquity. Josephus refers to Amalek as a 'bastard' (νόθος), though in a derogative sense. In the Hebrew Bible , the Amalekites were a nomadic, or seminomadic people who inhabited ancient Israel . They are commonly considered to be Amalek's descendants through the genealogy of Esau. This is probably based on the association of this tribal group with the steppe region of the Negev and the area of Kadesh (Genesis 14:7). As a people, the Amalekites are identified as a recurrent enemy of the Israelites.

Amalek ( , Amaleq , ‘Amālīq ) is a nation described in the Hebrew Bible as an enemy of the Israelites . The name "Amalek" can refer to the nation's founder, a grandson of Esau ; his descendants, the Amalekites ; or the territories of Amalek which they inhabited.

Nation and a character described in the Hebrew Bible "Amalekites" redirects here. Amalek ( / ˈ æ m ə l ɛ k / ; , 'Ămālēq , 'Amālīq ) was a nation described in the Hebrew Bible as a staunch enemy of the Israelites . The name "Amalek" can refer to the nation's founder, a grandson of Esau ; his descendants, the Amalekites ; or the territories of Amalek, which they inhabited.

Amalek ( / ˈ æ m ə l ɛ k / ; 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 , or North African descendants of Ham , the son of Noah .