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The [[Amalekites]] were a nation in the Bible.
The '''Amalekites''' were a people or nation in the Bible.
After the Amalekites attacked the [[Israelites]], the LORD commanded [[Moses]] to kill everyone of them (including women, children and infants). Many [[Bible]] scholars concur that the Israelites thought this to be a just act.<ref>http://bible.cc/1_samuel/15-3.htm</ref> However it remains controversial due to its genocidal nature.
After the Amalekites attacked the [[Israelites]], the LORD commanded [[Moses]] to kill everyone of them (including women, children and infants). Many [[Bible]] scholars concur that the Israelites thought this to be a just act.<ref>http://bible.cc/1_samuel/15-3.htm</ref> However it remains controversial due to its genocidal nature.
Like other tribes such as the [[Edomites]], the Amalekites were named after a man, Amalek, from whom they were believed to be descended. However, they are more likely associated with the Ammonites and Canaanites. Their name is sometimes translated as "people of the valleys," but some biblical scholars do not agree with this translation.<ref>M. Weippert, Semitische Nomaden des zweiten Jahrtausends. Biblica vol. 55, 1974, 265-280, 427-433</ref>
Like other tribes such as the [[Edomites]], the Amalekites were named after a man, Amalek, from whom they were believed to be descended. However, they are more likely associated with the Ammonites and Canaanites. Their name is sometimes translated as "people of the valleys," but some biblical scholars do not agree with this translation.<ref>M. Weippert, Semitische Nomaden des zweiten Jahrtausends. Biblica vol. 55, 1974, 265-280, 427-433</ref>
== External links ==
*[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-amalekites Ancient Jewish History: The Amalekites], Jewish Virtual Library
*[https://www.christiancentury.org/critical-essay/biblical-amalekites-are-israelites-enemies-and-their-kin The biblical Amalekites are the Israelites’ enemies—and their kin], The Christian Century
*[https://www.gotquestions.org/Amalekites.html Who were the Amalekites?], Got Questions Ministries
Biblical/Christian apologetics material:
*[https://www.christian-thinktank.com/rbutcher1.html Good question...shouldn't the butchering of the Amalekite children be considered war crimes?], Christian Thinktank website
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[[Category:Biblical Persons]]
[[Category:Biblical Persons]]