Amalek

An Edomite, in the time of the Patriarchs · Edom · named in 2 verses

the name means Dweller in a valley Easton's Bible Dictionary

Amalek was the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau, and he became the ancestor of the Amalekite people.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Dweller in a valley, the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:12; 1 Chr. 1:36); the chief of an Idumean tribe (Gen. 36:16). His mother was a Horite, a tribe whose territory the descendants of Esau had seized.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Eliphaz, Timna

Siblings Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, Korah

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 36:12.

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Verses that name Amalek

Genesis 36:12 Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.
Genesis 36:16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.