A nomad tribe of the Sinai wilderness (Gen. 14:7). Called the first of all nations (Num. 24:20). Dwelt to the South (Num. 13:29). Smitten by Gideon (Judg. 7:12-23); by Saul (1 Sam. 15:3-9); and David (1 Sam. 30:18; 1 Chron. 4:43). “Mount of Amalekites” was in Ephraim (Judg. 12:15).