Question
Membership in this group has been symbolically ascribed to the Romans, Nazis, and, more controversially, Hamas or even all Palestinians. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this group. Jews are commanded to remember what this group did to Israel, never forget what they did, and completely destroy them, but the last mitzvah is not binding because this group cannot be identified today.
ANSWER: Amalek [or Amalekites]
[10m] The Amalekites are said to have disappeared as a result of Sennacherib’s invasion, which is described in this book of the Bible which also describes the prophets Elisha and Elijah. You may either name a book of the Hebrew Bible or one of the Old Testament.
ANSWER: Book of Kings [or 2 Kings; or Second Kings; or Melachim; reject “First Kings” or “1 Kings”]
[10e] This medieval rabbi wrote that Jews are obliged to offer peace to Amalekites and honor their treaty in the last book of his Mishneh Torah. He also wrote Guide for the Perplexed.
ANSWER: Maimonides [or Moshe ben Maimon or Musa ibn Maimun or the Rambam]
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