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All subjects (including unvalidated):

subject	book bibliographic info
amalek	Avery Peck et al. (2014) 54, 59 Bay (2022) 287, 300 Cain (2013) 104 Fishbane (2003) 189, 190, 239, 388 Geljon and Runia (2019) 174 Gera (2014) 147, 212, 289 Lavee (2017) 114, 115 Niehoff (2011) 40, 41
amalek, birth and renewal, of	Lavee (2017) 115
amalek, connection of with rome	Feldman (2006) 793, 794
amalek, josephus’ dramatic treatment of encounter with	Feldman (2006) 420

List of validated texts:

4 validated results for "amalek"

1. Hebrew Bible, Deuteronomy, 25.19 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Amalek • Amalek, connection of with Rome

Found in books: Feldman (2006) 794; Goldhill (2022) 120

25.19. וְהָיָה בְּהָנִיחַ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְךָ מִכָּל־אֹיְבֶיךָ מִסָּבִיב בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה־אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ נַחֲלָה לְרִשְׁתָּהּ תִּמְחֶה אֶת־זֵכֶר עֲמָלֵק מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם לֹא תִּשְׁכָּח׃''. None

25.19. Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget.''. None

2. Hebrew Bible, Exodus, 17.8-17.9, 17.16 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Amalek • Amalek, connection of with Rome

Found in books: Feldman (2006) 793; Fishbane (2003) 189, 388; Gera (2014) 212; Niehoff (2011) 40

17.8. וַיָּבֹא עֲמָלֵק וַיִּלָּחֶם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּרְפִידִם׃ 17.9. וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּחַר־לָנוּ אֲנָשִׁים וְצֵא הִלָּחֵם בַּעֲמָלֵק מָחָר אָנֹכִי נִצָּב עַל־רֹאשׁ הַגִּבְעָה וּמַטֵּה הָאֱלֹהִים בְּיָדִי׃
17.16. וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי־יָד עַל־כֵּס יָהּ מִלְחָמָה לַיהוָה בַּעֲמָלֵק מִדֹּר דֹּר׃''. None

17.8. Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 17.9. And Moses said unto Joshua: ‘Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek; tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.’
17.16. And he said: ‘The hand upon the throne of the LORD: the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.’''. None

3. Hebrew Bible, Genesis, 14.14, 36.12 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Amalek • Amalek, Josephus’ dramatic treatment of encounter with

Found in books: Feldman (2006) 420; Geljon and Runia (2019) 174; Gera (2014) 147; Lavee (2017) 114

14.14. וַיִּשְׁמַע אַבְרָם כִּי נִשְׁבָּה אָחִיו וַיָּרֶק אֶת־חֲנִיכָיו יְלִידֵי בֵיתוֹ שְׁמֹנָה עָשָׂר וּשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת וַיִּרְדֹּף עַד־דָּן׃
36.12. וְתִמְנַע הָיְתָה פִילֶגֶשׁ לֶאֱלִיפַז בֶּן־עֵשָׂו וַתֵּלֶד לֶאֱלִיפַז אֶת־עֲמָלֵק אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי עָדָה אֵשֶׁת עֵשָׂו׃''. None

14.14. And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.
36.12. And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.''. None

4. None, None, nan
Tagged with subjects: • Amalek • Amalek, connection of with Rome

Found in books: Feldman (2006) 794; Fishbane (2003) 189

Please note: the results are produced through a computerized process which may frequently lead to errors, both in incorrect tagging and in other issues. Please use with caution.
Due to load times, full text fetching is currently attempted for validated results only.
Full texts for Hebrew Bible and rabbinic texts is kindly supplied by Sefaria; for Greek and Latin texts, by Perseus Scaife, for the Quran, by Tanzil.net

For a list of book indices included, see here.

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