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subject	book bibliographic info
amalek	Avery-Peck, Chilton, and Scott Green (2014), A Legacy of Learning: Essays in Honor of Jacob Neusner , 54, 59 Bay (2022), Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus, 287, 300 Ben-Eliyahu (2019), Identity and Territory : Jewish Perceptions of Space in Antiquity. 123 Cain (2013), Jerome and the Monastic Clergy: A Commentary on Letter 52 to Nepotian, 104 Fisch, (2023), Written for Us: Paul’s Interpretation of Scripture and the History of Midrash, 45, 46, 106, 150 Fishbane (2003), Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking, 189, 190, 239, 388 Geljon and Runia (2019), Philo of Alexandria: On Planting: Introduction, Translation and Commentary, 174 Gera (2014), Judith, 147, 212, 289 Lavee (2017), The Rabbinic Conversion of Judaism The Unique Perspective of the Bavli on Conversion and the Construction of Jewish Identity, 114, 115 Niehoff (2011), Jewish Exegesis and Homeric Scholarship in Alexandria, 40, 41
amalek, birth and renewal, of	Lavee (2017), The Rabbinic Conversion of Judaism The Unique Perspective of the Bavli on Conversion and the Construction of Jewish Identity, 115
amalek, connection of with rome	Feldman (2006), Judaism and Hellenism Reconsidered, 793, 794
amalek, josephus’ dramatic treatment of encounter with	Feldman (2006), Judaism and Hellenism Reconsidered, 420

List of validated texts:

5 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), Judaism and Hellenism Reconsidered, 794; Goldhill (2022), The Christian Invention of Time: Temporality and the Literature of Late Antiquity, 120

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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

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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, 17.13, 17.16 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Amalek • Amalek, connection of with Rome

Found in books: Feldman (2006), Judaism and Hellenism Reconsidered, 793; Fisch, (2023), Written for Us: Paul’s Interpretation of Scripture and the History of Midrash, 45, 106; Fishbane (2003), Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking, 189, 388; Gera (2014), Judith, 212; Niehoff (2011), Jewish Exegesis and Homeric Scholarship in Alexandria, 40

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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׃ ^17.13 וַיַּחֲלֹשׁ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־עֲמָלֵק וְאֶת־עַמּוֹ לְפִי־חָרֶב׃ ^17.16 וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי־יָד עַל־כֵּס יָהּ מִלְחָמָה לַיהוָה בַּעֲמָלֵק מִדֹּר דֹּר׃'' None

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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.’ ^17.13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. ^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), Judaism and Hellenism Reconsidered, 420; Geljon and Runia (2019), Philo of Alexandria: On Planting: Introduction, Translation and Commentary, 174; Gera (2014), Judith, 147; Lavee (2017), The Rabbinic Conversion of Judaism The Unique Perspective of the Bavli on Conversion and the Construction of Jewish Identity, 114

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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

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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. Hebrew Bible, Numbers, 28.2 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Amalek

Found in books: Fisch, (2023), Written for Us: Paul’s Interpretation of Scripture and the History of Midrash, 45; Fishbane (2003), Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking, 388

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28.2 וּמִנְחָתָם סֹלֶת בְּלוּלָה בַשָּׁמֶן שְׁלֹשָׁה עֶשְׂרֹנִים לַפָּר וּשְׁנֵי עֶשְׂרֹנִים לָאַיִל תַּעֲשׂוּ׃ ^28.2 צַו אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם אֶת־קָרְבָּנִי לַחְמִי לְאִשַּׁי רֵיחַ נִיחֹחִי תִּשְׁמְרוּ לְהַקְרִיב לִי בְּמוֹעֲדוֹ׃'' None

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28.2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them: My food which is presented unto Me for offerings made by fire, of a sweet savour unto Me, shall ye observe to offer unto Me in its due season.'' None

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

Found in books: Feldman (2006), Judaism and Hellenism Reconsidered, 794; Fishbane (2003), Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking, 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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