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Amalek is the archetypal enemy of the Jews and the symbol of evil in Jewish religion and folklore. [88] Nur Masalha , Elliot Horowitz, and Josef Stern suggest that the Amalekites represent an "eternally irreconciliable enemy" that wants to murder Jews.
Some Jewish scholars including Maimonides argued that the commandment to destroy Amalek was still active. Rashi wrote that "the throne of God is incomplete as long as one of Amalek’s descendants is alive", endorsing the persecution of Amalek across many generations.
Maimonides explained that the commandment of destroying the nation of Amalek requires the Jewish people to peacefully request of them to accept upon themselves the Noachide laws. [ 34 ] Some commentators, such as Rabbi Hayim Palaggi (1788–1869) argued that Jews had lost the tradition of distinguishing Amalekites from other people, and ...
The chant’s reference to Amalek—a biblical tribal nation inhabiting the Negev and the archetypical enemy of the Jewish people—originates from the end of Chapter 25 of Deuteronomy in the ...
The Mekhilta of Rabbi Ishmael (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: ... the part dealing with Amalek (quoted as "Amalek"), Exodus 17:8–16, containing 2 sections.
Deut. 25:17 — Remember what Amalek did to the Jewish people; Deut. 25:19 — Wipe out the memory of Amalek; Deut. 25:19 — Not to forget Amalek's atrocities and ambush on our journey from Egypt in the desert; Deut. 26:5 — To read the Torah portion pertaining to their presentation
Articles relating to Amalek, a nation described in the Hebrew Bible as a staunch enemy of the Israelites. The name "Amalek" can refer to the nation's founder, a grandson of Esau ; his descendants, the Amalekites ; or the territories of Amalek, which they inhabited.
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