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King Agag held captive for one night - Source?
Where specifically does it say that King Shaul held King Agag alive as captive for a single night before Shmuel killed him?
(Looking for something that specifies it was only one night)
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Is it said anywhere in the Jewish scriptures that 'Amalek' means "wrung, twisted neck"?
I have read somewhere that the meaning of the word Amalek is "wrung, twisted neck" which symbolizes his difficulty to make correct judgements, as for that both the head and the heart and the ...
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Why did none of the later kings of Israel destroy Amalek?
There is a commandment to obliterate Amalek.
Shaul Hamelech was commanded to obliterate Amalek and failed.
Dovid continued in the process, but obviously didn't destroy them completely.
None of the ...
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How did Dovid Hamelech kill Amaleikim?
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How did Dovid Hamelech kill the Amaleikim when they were almost completely obliterated (their only survivor was a baby fathered by Agag on his last day) by Shaul Hamelech ...
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