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Amalek … Chief?>
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mother |
Timna …
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himself |
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half-brother |
Temen … Chief
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half-brother |
Omar … Chief
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half-brother |
Zepho … Chief
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half-brother |
Gatam … Chief
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half-brother |
Kenaz … Chief
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Death
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yes
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Unique identifier
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BE6C65C3889C134489FDFB0489F0EACD8295
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Last change
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Author of last change: Danny |
Note
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According to the Book of Genesis and 1 Chronicles, Amalek 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 ofEsau had seized. According to the genealogy in Gen. 36:12; 1 Chr. 1:36. 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 atitle derived from that of the clan or territory over which he ruled. |
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Media object
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Gustave Doré, The Death of Agag
Note: "Agag" was the hereditary name of the Amalekite kings. The one depicted was killed by Samuel (1 Samuel 15) |
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