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Exodus 17:13

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Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Amalek was a desert people south of Canaan who attacked Israel after its exodus from Egypt, whose Nile-fed land represented the

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Exodus 17:13 mentions Amalek, Egypt, Massah, Meribah, Mount Horeb and Nile.

Amalek · Someone35
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
Nile · René Hourdry

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