Amalek

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

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Author: Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Keywords: Amalek

Source: Matthew G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary.

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