Nation
Amalekites
Founder: Amalek14 members
About
Nation descended from Amalek son of Eliphaz, grandson of Esau. Perpetual archetypal enemies of Israel from Rephidim onward; Yahweh decreed total destruction (Deut 25:17-19) which Saul partially executed (1 Sam 15).
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Notes
Haman the Agagite (Esther 3) is traditionally identified as a late descendant of the Amalekite royal house through Agag (1 Sam 15), making Mordecai's confrontation with him an echo of Saul-Amalek.