Amalekites
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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.[1] 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.[2]
External links
- Ancient Jewish History: The Amalekites, Jewish Virtual Library
- The biblical Amalekites are the Israelites’ enemies—and their kin, The Christian Century
- Who were the Amalekites?, Got Questions Ministries
Biblical/Christian apologetics material:
- Good question...shouldn't the butchering of the Amalekite children be considered war crimes?, Christian Thinktank website
References
- ↑ http://bible.cc/1_samuel/15-3.htm
- ↑ M. Weippert, Semitische Nomaden des zweiten Jahrtausends. Biblica vol. 55, 1974, 265-280, 427-433
