Amalek

Biblical figure, son of Eliphaz son of Esau
Person human_biblical_figure Q372091
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Amalek

Summary

Amalek is a human biblical figure[1]. He draws 15,768 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #68 of 529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Amalek's father was Eliphaz[3].
  • Amalek's mother was Timna[4].
  • Amalek is recorded as male[5].
  • Amalek's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure[6].
  • Amalek's killed by is recorded as Israelites[7].
  • Amalek's Commons category is recorded as Amalek[8].
  • Amalek's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Amalek[9].
  • Amalek's relative is recorded as Amalekites[10].
  • Amalek's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[11].
  • Amalek's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[12].
  • Amalek's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Amalek's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[14].
  • Amalek's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[15].
  • Amalek's described by source is recorded as Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[16].
  • Amalek's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17].
  • Amalek's described by source is recorded as Books of Samuel[18].
  • Amalek's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Amalek's present in work is recorded as Genesis 36[20].
  • Amalek's sibling is recorded as Kenaz[21].
  • Amalek's P14536 is recorded as 415511[22].
  • Amalek's P14750 is recorded as CA1C-0B13-3206-62EE-C880[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Amalek's father was Eliphaz[3]. His mother was Timna[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Amalek include Amalekites[24], a historical ethnic group[25].

Why It Matters

Amalek draws 15,768 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #68 of 529).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for him include Amalekites[24], a historical ethnic group[25].

FAQs

Who were Amalek's parents?

Amalek's father was Eliphaz[3]. Amalek's mother was Timna[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · BMacZero · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → —
    Wikidata description → Biblical figure, son of Eliphaz son of Esau
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P793]]: [[Q131155355]]"
  2. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → CA1C-0B13-3206-62EE-C880
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: CA1C-0B13-3206-62EE-C880, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
  3. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 415511
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 415511, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  4. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Sibling → Kenaz
    Sex or gender → male
    Relative → Amalekites
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007546630705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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