Amalek: Perbedaan antara revisi

 

Some interpret Gen. 14:7 (which refers to the "land of the Amalekites") to mean that the Amalekites existed as early as the time of Abraham, in the region that would later become the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] province of [[Arabia Petraea]].<ref>[http://www.dalton.org/groups/Rome/RMap.html ]{{dead link|date=April 2013}}</ref> This view is similar to Nachmanides' claim of an origin for the Amalekites earlier than Esau's grandson. However, the passage in question does not require this interpretation as it may be referring to the region by a name from a later era. However, the Arab historian [[Abu al-Hasan 'Alī al-Mas'ūdī]], citing 'traditional' Arab history, relates that the Amalekites did indeed exist at this early period having originated in the region of [[Mecca]] before the time of Abraham.

In the [[Pentateuch]], the Amalekites are nomads who attacked the Hebrews at [[Rephidim]] ({{bibleverse||Exodus|17:8-10|HE}}) in the desert of Sinai during their exodus from Egypt: "smiting the hindmost, all that were feeble behind," ({{bibleverse|Deuteronomy|25:18|HE}}). The [[Tanakh]] recognizes the Amalekites as indigenous tribesmen, "the first of the nations" ({{bibleverse||Numbers|24:20|HE}}). In the southern lowlands too, perhaps the dry grazing lands that are now the [[Negev]], there were aboriginal Amalekites who were daunting adversaries of the Hebrews in the earliest times. "They dwelt in the land of the south...from [[Havilah]] until thou comest to [[Shur (Bible)|Shur]]" ({{bibleverse||Numbers|13:29|HE}}; {{bibleverse|1|Samuel|15:7|HE}}). At times said to be allied with the [[Moab]]ites (Judg. 3:13) and the [[Midian]]ites ([[Book of Judges|Judges]] 6:3). One may consider the hypothesis that each of their [[monarch|kings]] bore the hereditary name of [[Agag]] (Num. 24:7; 1 Sam. 15:8). They also attacked the Israelites at [[Hormah]] (Num. 14:45). [[Saul the King|Saul]] and his army destroyed most of the people, and earned Samuel's wrath for leaving some of the people and livestock alive ({{bibleverse|1|Samuel|15:8-9|HE}}) against God's command. Saul and the tribal leaders also hesitated to kill Agag, so [[Samuel]] himself executed the Amalekite king ({{bibleverse|1|Samuel|15:33|HE}}).

 

 

=== Nazis as Amalekites ===

The Nazis and [[Adolf Hitler]] have been referred to as Amalekites.<ref>

*''Open wounds: the crisis of Jewish thought in the aftermath of Auschwitz'', David Patterson, p 216