The Amalekites were descended from Amalek, a grandson of Esau (Genesis 36:12). They fought against Israel in the wilderness (Exodus 17:8), and concerning them God said: “I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven” (v. 14). The Amalekites were eventually destroyed in the days of Hezekiah (1 Chronicles 4:43). A common name, or perhaps title, of Amalekite kings was Agag. Balaam prophesied of Israel: “He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted” (Numbers 24:7). This will have its ultimate fulfilment when the Kingdom of God is restored by Christ.
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Author: The Testimony
Keywords: Amalek, Amalekites, Agag, Agagite
Bible reference(s): Genesis 14:7, Genesis 36:12, Genesis 36:16, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 17:11, Exodus 17:13, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 17:16, Numbers 13:29, Numbers 14:25, Numbers 14:43, Numbers 14:45, Numbers 24:7, Numbers 24:20, Deuteronomy 25:17, Deuteronomy 25:19, Judges 3:13, Judges 6:3, Judges 6:33, Judges 7:12, Judges 10:12, Judges 12:15, 1 Samuel 14:48, 1 Samuel 15:2, 1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 15:5, 1 Samuel 15:6, 1 Samuel 15:7, 1 Samuel 15:8, 1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Samuel 15:15, 1 Samuel 15:18, 1 Samuel 15:20, 1 Samuel 15:32, 1 Samuel 15:33, 1 Samuel 27:8, 1 Samuel 28:18, 1 Samuel 30:1, 1 Samuel 30:13, 1 Samuel 30:18, 2 Samuel 1:1, 2 Samuel 1:8, 2 Samuel 1:13, 2 Samuel 8:12, 1 Chronicles 1:36, 1 Chronicles 4:43, 1 Chronicles 18:11, Esther 3:1, Esther 3:10, Esther 8:3, Esther 8:5, Esther 9:24, Psalms 83:7
Source: “A-Z,” The Testimony, Vol. 74, No. 881, May 2004, pg. 156.
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