Amalek
Mentioned 1852–1039 BC traditional (Jones)
Dweller in a valley, the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:12; 1 Chr. 1:36); the chief of an Idumean tribe (Gen. 36:16). His mother was a Horite, a tribe whose territory the descendants of Esau had seized.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 25th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of the Patriarchs, 1996–1707 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Eliphaz, Adah, Esau, Gatam, Timna, Ben-ammi, Benjamin, and Ephraim.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Amalek, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1887–1676 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
5 tagged verses in 4 books. Select a book to read its verses.
Later verses tagged with Amalek are about the Amalek people, not the man: 17 verses, counted separately.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Amalek 16 |
| KJV | Amalek 24 |
| ASV | Amalek 25 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 5 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis2 verses
Judges1 verse
- 5:14
Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.
1 Chronicles1 verse
- 1:36
The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.
Psalms1 verse
- 83:7
of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
Dweller in a valley, the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:12; 1 Chr. 1:36); the chief of an Idumean tribe (Gen. 36:16). His mother was a Horite, a tribe whose territory the descendants of Esau had seized.