Amalekites

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The Amalekites are a nomadic people in the Hebrew Bible known for their repeated conflicts with the Israelites and their role as a symbol of persistent enmity against Israel.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical people ⓘ
ethnic group in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ
nomadic people ⓘ
AmalekAncestorDescentFrom Esau ⓘ
ancestor Amalek ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
associatedWithFigure Joshua ⓘ
King David ⓘ
King Saul ⓘ
Moses ⓘ
Prophet Samuel ⓘ
commandConcerning divine command to blot out remembrance of Amalek ⓘ
commandSourceText 1 Samuel 15 ⓘ
linked to: 1 Samuel

Deuteronomy 25:17-19 ⓘ
Exodus 17:14 ⓘ
conflictWith Israelites ⓘ
ancient Israel ⓘ
linked to: Ancient Israel
culturalRole subject of extensive rabbinic commentary ⓘ
descentFrom Amalek ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
describedIn Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
linked to: Bible
ethnonymLanguage Hebrew ⓘ
firstMentionedIn Book of Genesis ⓘ
Genesis 14 ⓘ
laterJewishInterpretation metaphor for spiritual or ideological opposition to God ⓘ
mentionedIn Book of 1 Chronicles ⓘ
linked to: 1 Chronicles

Book of 1 Samuel ⓘ
linked to: 1 Samuel

Book of 2 Samuel ⓘ
linked to: 2 Samuel

Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ
Book of Exodus ⓘ
Book of Judges ⓘ
linked to: Judges

Book of Numbers ⓘ
notableBattle Battle at Rephidim ⓘ
battle with Israel at Rephidim in Exodus 17 ⓘ
notableEvent David’s conflict with Amalekites at Ziklag ⓘ
Saul’s campaign against Amalek ⓘ
opponentInBattle David ⓘ
Joshua ⓘ
Moses ⓘ
Saul ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Islamic exegesis ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
statusInModernScholarship historicity debated ⓘ
theologicalRole archetypal enemy of Israel ⓘ
symbol of evil in Jewish tradition ⓘ
symbol of persistent enmity against Israel ⓘ
traditionalLocation Negev desert ⓘ
Sinai Peninsula region ⓘ
linked to: Sinai Peninsula

northwestern Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Northern Arabia

southern Canaan ⓘ
linked to: Canaan

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Book of Judges → featuresEnemyGroup → Amalekites ⓘ
subject linked to: Judges
King Saul → enemy → Amalekites ⓘ
Gideon → enemy → Amalekites ⓘ
Saul → associatedWith → Amalekites ⓘ
Amalekites → ancestor → Amalek ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
Amalekites → descentFrom → Amalek ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
Psalm 83 → mentionsEntity → Amalek ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
Balaam’s oracles → mention → Amalek ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
Agagite → isAssociatedWithPeople → Amalekites ⓘ
Agagite → relatedTo → Amalek ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
Agagite → hasPluralForm → Agagites ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
the Agagite → associatedWith → Amalekites ⓘ
the Agagite → relatedConcept → Amalek ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
the Agagite → relatedConcept → Amalekites in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
Eliphaz → son → Amalek ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
Eliphaz → child → Amalek ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
Eliphaz → notableDescendant → Amalek ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
Genesis 36 → mentions → Amalek ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
Jerubbaal → militaryOpponent → Amalekites ⓘ
Mount of the Amalekites → associatedWith → Amalekites ⓘ
subject linked to: mount of the Amalekites
Mount of the Amalekites → hasEthnicAssociation → Amalekite people ⓘ
subject linked to: mount of the Amalekites
linked to: Amalekites
Mount of the Amalekites → relatedTo → Amalek ⓘ
subject linked to: mount of the Amalekites
linked to: Amalekites
Deuteronomy 25:17–19 → addresses → Amalek ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
king of Moab → hasAlly → Amalekites ⓘ
Eglon → formedAllianceWith → Amalekites ⓘ
Battle at Rephidim → opponentCommander → Amalek ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
Midianite → relatedGroup → Amalekites ⓘ
Hagrites → coalitionMentionedWith → Amalek ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
Descendants of Abraham → includesPeople → Amalekites (traditionally via Esau in some sources) ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
Agag → ethnicGroup → Amalekites ⓘ
King Agag → ethnicGroup → Amalekites ⓘ
King Agag → kingdom → Amalekite kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites