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• Amalek

  Amalek was an ancient nomadic people whom the Bible presents as descendants of Esau. Because they attacked Israel shortly after the Exodus, the Amalekites are remembered throughout the Old Testament as Israel's archetypal enemy.

• Amalek (son of Eliphaz)

  Amalek was the son of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn, by Eliphaz's concubine Timna. He was one of the chiefs of Edom and is traditionally regarded as the ancestor of the Amalekites.

• Agag

  Agag was a king of the Amalekites during the reign of King Saul. First Samuel 15 records that Saul disobeyed God's command by sparing him, an act that led to Saul's rejection as king.

• 1 Samuel 30

  1 Samuel 30 tells how the Amalekites burned Ziklag and carried off the families of David and his men, and how David inquired of God, pursued the raiders, and recovered everything. The chapter also records the establishment of the ordinance that those who went into battle and those who stayed behind should share the spoil equally.

• Jehovah-nissi

  Jehovah-nissi is the name Moses gave to the altar he built after Israel's victory over Amalek in Exodus 17. It means "The LORD is my banner."

• 1 Samuel 15

  1 Samuel 15 is the chapter in which King Saul, though commanded to utterly destroy the Amalekites, spares King Agag and the best of the livestock. Samuel rebukes him, declaring that "to obey is better than sacrifice," and announces his rejection as king.

• Hur

  Hur was an Israelite leader who served alongside Moses and Aaron during the time of the Exodus. He is best known for holding up Moses' hands with Aaron during the battle against Amalek.

• Rephidim

  Rephidim was a wilderness encampment where the Israelites stopped after the Exodus, just before reaching the wilderness of Sinai. It was the site of the water from the rock and of the battle with Amalek.

• Eliphaz (Son of Esau)

  Eliphaz was the firstborn son of Esau by his wife Adah. He appears in the Edomite genealogies of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1, where he is recorded as the father of Amalek and the ancestor of several Edomite chiefs.

• Exodus 17

  Exodus 17 records how Moses struck the rock to bring forth water for the people, who quarreled with him at Rephidim because there was no water, and how Israel defeated Amalek in its first battle while Moses held up his hands.

• Deuteronomy 25

  Deuteronomy 25 is a chapter of law containing regulations on judicial rulings and the limit on flogging, the ox treading out grain, levirate marriage, and honest weights. It closes with the command to remember what Amalek did.

• Ziklag

  Ziklag was a town in the Negev region of southern Judah. Achish king of Gath gave it to David, who used it as his base while taking refuge in Philistine territory from Saul. It is known as the town raided by the Amalekites.

• Brook Besor

  The Brook Besor is a wadi in southern Judah mentioned in 1 Samuel 30. When David pursued the Amalekites, two hundred of his men were too exhausted to cross it and stayed behind there.

• 2 Samuel 1

  2 Samuel 1 is the chapter in which David hears of the deaths of Saul and Jonathan, has the Amalekite who claimed to have killed Saul put to death, and composes the "Song of the Bow," a lament for the two men.

• 1 Samuel 15:23-24

  In this scene the prophet Samuel compares rebellion to divination and idolatry and declares that King Saul, who had disobeyed God's command, has been rejected from the kingship; Saul then confesses his sin, explaining that he feared the people. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of obedience and repentance.

• 1 Samuel 16:13–14

  In this passage, after Samuel anoints David, the Spirit of the LORD comes upon David and departs from Saul. It marks the turning point in the transfer of kingship and is frequently discussed with regard to the departure of the Spirit and the meaning of "an evil spirit from the LORD."

• 1 Samuel 15:22

  Samuel's rebuke of Saul: "to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." It is a key verse expressing the principle that obedience to God's word takes precedence over ritual worship, though it also raises questions of application concerning whom one is to obey.

• Deuteronomy 26

  Deuteronomy 26 concludes the legal provisions of Deuteronomy with a confession of faith recited when offering the firstfruits of the land, a prayer offered after distributing the third-year tithe, and a covenant affirmation in which the LORD and Israel acknowledge each other.

• Eglon

  Eglon was a king of Moab who ruled over Israel for eighteen years during the period of the judges. He was killed by Ehud the Benjamite, as recorded in Judges 3.

• Cherethites

  The Cherethites were an Old Testament people living near the Philistine coastal region. They are best known as part of King David's bodyguard, "the Cherethites and the Pelethites," and many scholars associate them with the island of Crete.