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Easton's Bible Dictionary - Amalek

Amalek [N] [H] [S]

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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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Amalek". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Amalek

Amalek [N] [E] [S]

a people that licks up
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
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[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography Information

Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Amalek'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.

Smith's Bible Dictionary - Amalek

Amalek [N] [E] [H]

(dweller in a valley ), a son of Eliphaz by his concubine Timnah grandson of Esau, and chieftain ("duke," Authorized Version) of Edom. ( Genesis 36:12 Genesis 36:16 ; 1 Chronicles 1:36 ) (B.C. about 1700.)

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Amalek'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Amalek

AMALEK

am'-a-lek (`amaleq):

The son, by his concubine Timna, of Eliphaz, the eldest son of Esau. He was one of the chiefs (the King James Version dukes) of Edom (Genesis 36:12,16). See AMALEKITE.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'AMALEK'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.