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11And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

Exodus 17:11

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 8-16)

We have here the story of the war with Amalek, which, we may suppose, was the first that was recorded in the book of the wars of the Lord , Num. 21:14. Amalek was the first of the nations that Israel fought with, Num. 24:20. Observe, I. Amalek’s attempt: They came out, and fought with Israel , Exod. 17:8. The Amalekites were the posterity of Esau, who hated Jacob because of the birthright and bles...

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