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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Amalek's attacks before the big battle of Ex 17:8?
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:56:19 -0700 (PDT)
Is there any extra- biblical evidence that a people named AMaLeQ ever existed?
David Kolinsky
Monterey, CA
From: Chris Watts <dekruidnootjes AT eircom.net> To: Yigal Levin <Yigal.Levin AT biu.ac.il> Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 8:50 AM Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Amalek's attacks before the big battle of Ex 17:8?
Ok, I apologise, I had not really ever occured to me that history was not allowed. So no need for anybody to answer.
Chris Watts Ireland
On 11 Jul 2013, at 15:57, Yigal Levin wrote:
Dear Chris and all,
The primary purpose of this list is to discuss biblical Hebrew language. We have always allowed a very liberal interpretation of that term. However, Chris' question below really has nothing at all to do with language, and as such is really off-topic. That being said, I'll allow a short round of suggestions. But if this becomes a discussion (or debate) on the historicity of the episode (or of the Bible in general), the thread will be shut down.
To begin with just a brief question, we're all familiar with the battle in Ex 17:8. But in Deut 25:17 we note that Amalek was picking the Israelites off at the rear, the weakest, those that were lagging behind. What I am curious about is this must have been happening before the major battle where Moshe organised His major assault while at Rephidim. Is this true? The only snag here is that the Israelites were complaining about a lack of water, if the Amalekites were already doing there
hit and runs a few miles down the road on theose that were at the back of the long march then the Israelites would have told Moshe and they would have complained about this as well. So this is my question mark, the idea that the Amalekites continued to haunt the Israelites after that major battle does not, at this moment, seem plausible.
Chris Watts Ireland
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