amalek Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
amalek in Easton's Bible Dictionary
dweller in a valley, the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:12; 1 Chr. 1:36); the chief of an Idumean tribe (Gen. 36:16). His mother was a Horite, a tribe whose territory the descendants of Esau had seized.
amalek in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(dweller in a valley), a son of Eliphaz by his concubine Timnah grandson of Esau, and chieftain ("duke," Authorized Version) of Edom. #Ge 36:12,16; 1Ch 1:36| (B.C. about 1700.)
amalek in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
AM'ALEK (dweller in a valley), the son of Eliphaz, and grandson of Esau, chieftain or "duke" of Edom. Gen 36:16. The Amalekites were not named from him, for they existed long before. Gen 14:7. Arabian tradition makes him the son of Ham.
amalek in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Son of Eliphaz, by his concubine Timnah, of the Horites; grandson of Esau; duke of Edom (Genesis 36:12; Genesis 36:16). The Edomites seized the Horite territory. In Hezekiah's reign, the last remnant of Amalek in Edom was dispersed by the Simeonites (1 Chronicles 4:42-43).