King Agag
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King Agag is a biblical Amalekite ruler mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, notably in the stories of Saul and Samuel as a symbol of Israel’s divinely mandated conflict with Amalek.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Agag canonical | 1 |
| King Agag of Amalek | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amalekite king
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amalekite wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samuel’s prophetic authority ⓘ Saul’s disobedience ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical character in Jewish and Christian scriptures ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Israelite army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | Saul’s rejection as king by God (theologically interpreted) ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Israelites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution by sword ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Gilgal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | 1 Samuel 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Amalekites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executedBy | prophet Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext | Deuteronomistic history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Amalekite kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | example of incomplete obedience leading to judgment ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of 1 Samuel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| nameForm | אֲגַג (Agag) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
enemy of Israel
ⓘ
symbol of Amalek ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Yahweh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Amalek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | herem (ban of total destruction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | command to blot out Amalek ⓘ |
| religion | polytheism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | archetypal enemy of Israel ⓘ |
| sourceTextLanguage | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| sparedBy | King Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Israel’s divinely mandated conflict with Amalek
ⓘ
divine judgment on Amalek ⓘ |
| timePeriod | biblical pre-monarchic/early monarchic era ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King Agag of Amalek