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    Amalek (/ˈæməlɛk/; Biblical Hebrew: עֲמָלֵק‎, romanized: ʿĂmālēq, Arabic: عماليق, romanized: ʿAmālīq) is described in the Hebrew Bible as the enemy nation...
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  • rain on you like a debt", with one verse referring to Hamas as "sons of Amalek", echoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement in the wake of the...
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  • in some sources by the idea that Haman is a descendant of Amalek. The obliteration of Amalek's memory has been compared to the Latin damnatio memoriae by...
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  • Agagite (category Amalek)
    International Encyclopedia. 1905. Reliable sources include this one: "Who Were Amalek and the Amalekites?". (on Chabad dot org). Archived from the original on...
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    remember what Amalek has done to you, says our Holy Bible", quoting from Deuteronomy 25:17 in the Hebrew Bible. The phrase "Remember what Amalek did to you"...
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  • what Amalek did (Deut. 25:17) That the evil done to us by Amalek shall not be forgotten (Deut. 25:19) To blot out the name (or memory) of Amalek (or,...
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    his palace exist. He was the head of the confederacy of Moab, Ammon and Amalek in their assault on Israel. Eglon reigned over the Israelites for 18 years...
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    Agag (category Amalek)
    It has been suggested that "Agag" was a dynastic name of the kings of Amalek, just as Pharaoh was used as a dynastic name for the ancient Egyptians....
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    1871 painting by John Everett Millais, depicts Moses holding his staff, assisted by Aaron and Hur, holding up his arms during the battle against Amalek....
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    1871 painting by John Everett Millais, depicts Moses holding his staff, assisted by Aaron and Hur, holding up his arms during the battle against Amalek....
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    using "dangerous rhetoric" when comparing Hamas to Amalek, stating: "You must remember what Amalek has done to you, says our Holy Bible. And we do remember...
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  • for the annihilation of Amalek" in order to ensure "racial purity" and because of "the antagonism between Israel and Amalek as an expression of the antagonism...
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  • were Teman, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz and finally Amalek, who was born to his concubine Timna. The people of Amalek were the ancestral enemy of the Israelite...
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    remembrance of Amalek" is explained to mean "even from wood and stones." A custom developed of writing the name of Haman, the offspring of Amalek, on two smooth...
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    the remembrance of Amalek" must be understood "even from wood and stones". Traditionally Haman is believed to be an offspring of Amalek, and a tradition...
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  • books Exodus 17:14 (words written in remembrance of the destruction of Amalek), Exodus 24:7 (Book of the Covenant), Numbers 11:26 (recorded ones), Numbers...
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  • is my banner." The chapter recounts that Israel had the advantage over Amalek as long as Moses, watching the battle from a vantage point, held his staff...
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    Abingdon Press, Nashville, vol. 1, pp. 300–301. Ex. R. xxvii. 7; Mek., Yitro, 'Amaleḳ, 1; Tan., Shemot, 11; comp. Targ. pseudo-Jonathan to Ex. vi. 25 and Soṭah...
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    Netanyahu's reference to Amalek as alluding to 1 Samuel 15:3. Noah Lanard of Mother Jones describes verses discussing Amalek as among the most violent...
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  • first Passover Beshalach, on Exodus 13–17: Parting the Sea, water, manna, Amalek Yitro, on Exodus 18–20: Jethro's advice, The Ten Commandments Mishpatim...
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    succeeded in leading the Israelites out of Egypt, and won a battle against Amalek, Reuel came to the Hebrew camp in the wilderness of Sinai, bringing with...
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    incorporates over 4,000 such chains. As an example, the entry for Amalek says: 124—AMALEK, a descendant of Esau, Ge 36:12, Ex 17:8, Dt 25:17, 1Sa 15:3, 28:18...
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    G. (2003). Bekkencamp, Jonneke; Sherwood, Yvonne (eds.). Denominating Amalek: Racist stereotyping in the Bible and the Justification of Discrimination"...
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    Rephidim (category Amalek)
    Israelite victory. The image of Moses raising his arms in battle against Amalek has been seen by allegorical Christian commenters as a prefiguration of...
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    you as an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; do not forget. Having forewarned the Kenites who were...
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  • Teiman (the name is later associated with Yemen), Zepho, Ga'atam, Kenaz and Amalek. Esau and his wife Adah (daughter of Elon the Hittite) were his grandparents...
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  • 25:17 — Remember what Amalek did to the Jewish people Deut. 25:19 — Wipe out the memory of Amalek Deut. 25:19 — Not to forget Amalek's atrocities and ambush...
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  • weakest by Amalek, is recounted. There is a tradition from the Talmud that Haman, the antagonist of the Purim story, was descended from Amalek. The portion...
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    to possess as an inheritance, ... you will blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. During the campaign against the Amalekites, King Saul...
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    identified Hitler as an Amalekite. According to the Hebrew Bible, Amalek lived in Canaan: "Amalek dwells in the south land" (Numbers 13:29). The Israelites were...
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