What Is Amalekite in the Bible?
Person
From Amalek, a desert people who attacked Israel when it came out of Egypt.
A detail
- In the Bible: as long as Moses kept his hands raised, Israel was winning. Joshua defeated Amalek.
Where it appears in the Bible
Exodus 17:8; Exodus 17:11; Exodus 17:13
What the Bible says
Exodus 17:8
And Amalec came, and fought against Israel in Raphidim.
Exodus 17:11
And when Moses lifted up his hands, Israel overcame: but if he let them down a little, Amalec overcame.
Exodus 17:13
And Josue put Amalec and his people to flight, by the edge of the sword.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Exodus 17:8-13