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Amalekites , in the Bible, aboriginal people of Canaan and the Sinai peninsula. They waged constant warfare against the Hebrews until dispersed by Saul. Their ancestor, Amalek, for whom they were named, was a duke of Edom and Esau's descendant.

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Amalekites A nomadic people, whose ancestor was regarded by the Hebrews as Esau (Gen. 36: 15–16), and who occupied part of the Promised Land before the arrival of the Israelites to dispossess them (Exod. 17: 8–16). They disappear from historical records after the time of David (1 Sam. 15 and 30: 13–25).

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