Exodus 17:8

Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 17

“Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.”Exodus 17:8

What Does Exodus 17:8 Mean?

Exodus 17:8 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 17, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (16)

These passages are connected to Exodus 17:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

1 Samuel 15:2“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.”Genesis 36:12“And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.”Deuteronomy 25:17“Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;”Numbers 24:20“And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.”1 Samuel 30:1“And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;”Genesis 36:16“Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.”Exodus 19:2“For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.”Psalms 83:7“Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;”Genesis 14:7“And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.”Exodus 17:1“And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.”Numbers 13:29“The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.”Judges 5:14“Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.”Judges 12:15“And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.”1 Samuel 27:8“And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.”2 Samuel 1:8“And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.”Jeremiah 31:2“Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.”

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