Deuteronomy 25:17–19

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Deuteronomy 25:17–19 is the biblical passage commanding the remembrance of Amalek’s attack on Israel and the eventual eradication of Amalek, traditionally read in the synagogue on Shabbat Zachor before Purim.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Deuteronomy 25:17 1
Deuteronomy 25:17–19 canonical 1
Deuteronomy 25:18 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Torah verse ⓘ
biblical passage ⓘ
addresses Amalek ⓘ
linked to: Amalekites
associatedFestival Purim ⓘ
associatedTheme collective memory ⓘ
divine justice ⓘ
eradication of Amalek ⓘ
remembrance of Amalek ⓘ
canonicalContext Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
characterizesAmalekAs not fearing God ⓘ
command blot out the remembrance of Amalek ⓘ
do not forget Amalek’s attack ⓘ
remember what Amalek did ⓘ
conditionForCommand when Israel dwells securely in the promised land ⓘ
when the Lord gives Israel rest from enemies ⓘ
containsMitzvotCount 3 ⓘ
describes Amalek attacking the faint and weary ⓘ
Amalek striking the stragglers at the rear ⓘ
Amalek’s attack on Israel on the way from Egypt ⓘ
ethicalFocus condemnation of attacking the weak ⓘ
genre commandment narrative ⓘ
legal exhortation ⓘ
language Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
linked to: Hebrew
linkedToEvent Amalek’s attack in Exodus 17 ⓘ
Israel’s wilderness journey ⓘ
linkedToFigure Moses as speaker ⓘ
liturgicalLanguage Hebrew ⓘ
liturgicalUse read on Shabbat Zachor ⓘ
special maftir reading before Purim ⓘ
locatedInText Deuteronomy chapter 25 ⓘ
memoryFormula do not forget ⓘ
remember ⓘ
mitzvah negative commandment not to forget Amalek ⓘ
positive commandment to blot out Amalek ⓘ
positive commandment to remember Amalek ⓘ
partOf Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ
Parashat Ki Teitzei ⓘ
Torah ⓘ
readFrom Sefer Torah ⓘ
linked to: Torah scroll
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
targetAudience Israelites ⓘ
textualNumbering Deuteronomy 25:17 ⓘ
Deuteronomy 25:18 ⓘ
Deuteronomy 25:19 ⓘ
theologicalMotive Amalek’s lack of fear of God ⓘ
traditionalReadingStatus one of the four special Shabbat readings ⓘ
verseRange verses 17–19 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Shabbat Zachor → torahReading → Deuteronomy 25:17–19 ⓘ
Deuteronomy 25:17–19 → locatedInText → Deuteronomy chapter 25 ⓘ
linked to: Deuteronomy 25:17–19
Deuteronomy 25:17–19 → textualNumbering → Deuteronomy 25:17 ⓘ
linked to: Deuteronomy 25:17–19
Deuteronomy 25:17–19 → textualNumbering → Deuteronomy 25:18 ⓘ
linked to: Deuteronomy 25:17–19
Deuteronomy 25:17–19 → textualNumbering → Deuteronomy 25:19 ⓘ
linked to: Deuteronomy 25:17–19