Exo 17:8 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Exod 17:8-16: 17:8-16 Israel was enabled to defeat the Amalekites only by God’s blessing and providential care. 17:8 Amalek was Esau’s grandson (Gen 36:11-12 ). His descendants were nomadic, though loosely based in the land of Edom. They seem to have supported themselves by raiding more settled peoples.

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‏ Exodus 17:8

Summary for Exod 17:8-16: 17:8-16 ^a Israel was enabled to defeat the Amalekites only by God’s blessing and providential care. 17:8 ^b Amalek was Esau’s grandson (Gen 36:11-12 ^c). His descendants were nomadic, though loosely based in the land of Edom. They seem to have supported themselves by raiding more settled peoples.