Nation
The Amalekites
The nomadic nation descended from Amalek, Israel's persistent enemy from the wilderness onward.
Scripture traces this people through Amalek.
People of Amalekites
Agag, King of the Amalekites
King of the Amalekites whose life was spared by Saul but ended by the prophet Samuel
The Amalekite king captured by Saul and executed by Samuel, whose lineage is later linked to Haman in the Book of Esther.
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Agag, King of the Wilderness Era
King used as a standard of greatness in Balaam's prophecy
A powerful monarch of the Sinai region mentioned by Balaam as a benchmark of royal greatness during the Israelites' wilderness wanderings.
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Amalek
Grandson of Esau and a chief of the Edomites
Amalek was a grandson of Esau and a tribal chief in the land of Edom during the Patriarchs.
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The Amalekite Who Claimed to Kill Saul
Young man who brought Saul’s crown to David and claimed responsibility for Saul's death
An Amalekite young man who arrived at David’s camp in Ziklag claiming to have delivered the coup de grâce to King Saul on Mount Gilboa.
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