ID: 901000209 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000209	Record Type: Character/Person

	Amalekites (Old Testament characters)

Note: Characters believed to be members of an ancient nomadic tribe, or collection of tribes, described in the Old Testament and Islamic texts; relentless enemies of Israel, even though they were closely related to Ephraim, one of the 12 tribes of Israel. They were descendents of Amalek, grandson of Esau.

Names:

	Amalekites (Old Testament characters) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	ʻAmaleḳ (Old Testament characters) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
		........<Old Testament characters> (P)
		............Amalekites (Old Testament characters) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... religious characters
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
	.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Amalekites (Old Testament characters)
	................Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 93000839
	ʻAmaleḳ (Old Testament characters)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) https://lccn.loc.gov/sh93000839