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eloelixir
eloelixir
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College - Freshman

In the bible, who was the god of the amalekites?

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Posted by eloelixir on Monday March 9, 2009 at 8:32 PM and tagged with amalekites, god, the bible.

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  1. lorstaylor
    lorstaylor Teacher
    College - Freshman

    The Amalekites were a nomadic tribe, descendants of Esau, who was grandson of Abraham.  But though their line is traced back to the Father of Israel, they did not follow Israel's God and eventually it was said of them, "For hands were lifted up to the throne of the Lord. The Lord will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation." (Exodus 17:16)  There is no other mention in the Bible of the religious practices of the Amalekites, though they often lived and fought together with the Canaanites and Midianites, both of whom had highly developed religious systems.

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    Posted by lorstaylor on Tuesday March 10, 2009 at 12:17 PM