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Amalekites
[am-uh-lek-ahyt, uh-mal-i-kahyt] 
Amalekites
[am-uh-lek-ahyt, uh-mal-i-kahyt]
Amalekites, in the Bible, aboriginal people of Canaan and the Sinai peninsula. They waged constant warfare against the Hebrews until dispersed by Saul. Their ancestor, Amalek, for whom they were named, was a duke of Edom and Esau's descendant.
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