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    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Amalek. Every Amalek in the Bible

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    Amalek

    עֲמָלֵק

    Amalek was the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau, and he became the ancestor of the Amalekite people.

    verses
    2
    first named
    Genesis 36:12
    last named
    Genesis 36:16
    period
    the Patriarchs
    tribe
    Edom

    Description

    Who was Amalek?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Amalek is mentioned in the genealogy of Esau, the son of Isaac and the brother of Israel (or 'Jacob'), who became the ancestor of the Edomites. Amalek was the son of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn son, and his concubine Timna. (Gen.36.12)

    As a grandson of Esau, Amalek became the ancestor of the Amalekite people, a nomadic tribe that inhabited the Negev desert region south of Canaan. The Amalekites became a significant enemy of the Israelites during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land and in the period of the judges and early monarchy.

    In the book of Exodus, the Amalekites attacked the Israelites at Rephidim, but they were defeated by Joshua and the Israelite army under the leadership of Moses. (Exo.17.8-16) God declared that He would be at war with the Amalekites from generation to generation because of their opposition to Israel. (Exo.17.16)

    Later, during the period of the judges, the Amalekites joined forces with the Moabites and Ammonites to attack Israel, but they were defeated by Ehud and the Israelite army. (Jdg.3.12-30)

    In the time of King Saul, God commanded him to completely destroy the Amalekites because of their past hostility towards Israel. (1Sa.15.1-3) However, Saul disobeyed God's command by sparing the Amalekite king Agag and some of the livestock. This act of disobedience led to God's rejection of Saul as king. (1Sa.15.4-35)

    The Amalekites continued to be a threat to Israel until the time of King David, who defeated them and secured Israel's borders. (1Sa.27.8; 30.1-20)

    Amalek's mention in the genealogy of Esau and the subsequent history of the Amalekites highlight the ongoing conflict between the descendants of Jacob and Esau and the fulfillment of God's prophecy that the two nations would be in opposition to each other. (Gen.25.23)

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Amalek10 of 10 entities the graph connects to Amalek, in 2 groups: kinship 8, events 2. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.TemanSibling of · 13 versesEliphazChild of · 1 event · 8 versesTimnaChild of · 1 event · 6 versesKenazSibling of · 5 versesGatamSibling of · 1 event · 3 versesOmarSibling of · 3 versesZephoSibling of · 3 versesKorahSibling of · 1 event · 1 verseKinshipEdom1 event · 100 versesChief1 event · 18 versesEventsAmalek

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    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Amalek happensThe one place the claims about Amalek reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Edom. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Amalek there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Edom
    the PatriarchsThe one place the claims about Amalek reach

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 1 book.

    1. Genesis2 verses

      36:1236:16

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Gatam and Kenaz, and 5 morea wife of EliphazWife of Eliphaz and mother of Teman.via TemanEliphazA Temanite, one of Job's three friends.via TimnaDishanDescendant of Seir the Horitevia TimnaDishonDescendant of Seir the Horite, son of Anahvia TimnaEsau ChiefsEsau Chiefs is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 7 pageable entities.via TimnaEzerHorite chief in Seir; son of Seir the Horite.via TimnaLotanSon of Seir the Horite; chief of Edomvia TimnaSeirHorite chief, ancestor of the Horites of Seirvia TimnaShobalHorite chief, son of Seir, in the land of Edom.

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