Amalek
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Amalek is described in the Hebrew Bible as the enemy nation of the Israelites. The name "Amalek" can refer to the descendants of Amalek, the grandson of Esau, or anyone who lived in their territories in Canaan. Islamic tradition considers Amalek to be an Arabian tribe in pre-Islamic Mecca and Medina or North African descendants of Ham, the son of Noah.
Illustration from Phillip Medhurst Collection depicting Joshua fighting Amalek (Exodus 17).
"Davidster" (Star of David) by Dick Stins is a Holocaust memorial in The Hague. The text at the side (in Dutch and Hebrew) is from Deuteronomy 25:17, 19 – "Remember what Amalek has done to you ... do not forget."
Gustave Doré, The Death of Agag. "Agag" may have been the hereditary name of the Amalekite kings. The one depicted was killed by Samuel (1 Samuel 15).
Esau
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Esau is the elder son of Isaac in the Hebrew Bible. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis and by the prophets Obadiah and Malachi. The Christian New Testament alludes to him in the Epistle to the Romans and in the Epistle to the Hebrews.
Esau and Jacob (1919) by Adolf Hulf
Esau and Jacob Presented to Isaac (painting circa 1779–1801 by Benjamin West)
Francesco Hayez: Esau and Jacob reconcile (1844)
Esau Selling His Birthright by Hendrick ter Brugghen c. 1627