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Amalek in the Bible.

The son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau; the chief of an Idumean tribe. The King James Version names Amalek in 3 verses, from Genesis 36:12 to 1 Chronicles 1:36.

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Amalek’s family.

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His family as Theographic Bible Metadata lists it; each name opens its own page.

Who Amalek was.

Dweller in a valley, the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:12; 1 Chr. 1:36); the chief of an Idumean tribe (Gen. 36:16). His mother was a Horite, a tribe whose territory the descendants of Esau had seized.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Amalek’s story.

  • Edomnamed with him in 1 verse

Each opens its own page: where it is on the map and every verse.

All 3 verses that name Amalek.

Genesis 2

  • Genesis 36:12And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.
  • Genesis 36:16Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.

1 Chronicles 1

  • 1 Chronicles 1:36The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.

Questions about Amalek.

Who was Amalek in the Bible?

The son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau; the chief of an Idumean tribe. The King James Version names Amalek in 3 verses, from Genesis 36:12 to 1 Chronicles 1:36.

Who were Amalek’s parents?

His father was Eliphaz and his mother Timna.

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