Amalekite
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The long struggle between the Amalekite and the Israelite seemed now to be concluded.
From Notable Women of Olden Time by Anonymous
And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
From The Bible, Old and New Testaments, King James Version by
How like the story of David and the Amalekite in Ziklag!
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
And he said: I am the son of an Amalekite.
From Bible Stories and Religious Classics by Wells, Philip P.
In the Song of Deborah and Barak, Judah is not mentioned; Ephraim and Benjamin, and not Judah, are still regarded as forming the bulwark of Israel against the Amalekite marauders of the southern wilderness.
From Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Meanwhile, the Israelites face threats from the rival army of Philistines and the menacing scavenger tribe of Amalekites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Then Samuel said, ‘Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.’
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024
Exactly when did the Amalekites wage war against the Hebrews in the wilderness?
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
The Hebrew Bible repeatedly has God ordering genocides, as of the Amalekites; and the great Indian epic, the Mahabharata, contains contradictions with no neat unifying message.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2019
A people called the Amalekites attacked them, and for the first time since leaving Egypt they were obliged to defend themselves by fighting.
From The Adopted Son The Story of Moses by Willard, J. H. (James Hartwell)
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