Amalek and its Allies in Palestine

    The Israelites troubles with Amalek began when they met in the Sinai Wilderness, over 40 years later as the Israelites entered the Promised Land they once again met the Amalekites. Balaam, the sorcerer, was called upon by the King of Moab, to curse the Israelites approaching their kingdom.
But instead of cursing the Israelites, he blessed them with these words: ...."his ( Israel's ) seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted."( Numbers 24:7 ) Then Balaam turned and looked on Amalek saying: ....."Amalek the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish forever." ( Numbers 24:20 ) The Amalekites, it seems were the ruling power in the region, and the first of nations. Not a band of unimportant robbers, as historians believe. After being in Palestine over 40 years, the Amalekites, Ammonites, and Moabites joined together and conquered the Israelites. The Israelites were freed from oppression by the judge Ehud. 80 years later, the Israelites once again became oppressed by Jabin and his General, Sisera, who had 900 chariots of iron at his disposal. After 20 years of bondage, Israel was freed by Barak and Deborah. The Canaanites owed much of there success to their Amalekite allies who supported them from a stronghold in Ephraim.
With the Amalekites as allies it is no wonder that the Canaanites and the Midianites once again subjugated Israel, just 40 years later. Right before the harvest time they would drive their cattle into Palestine, and let their cattle graze off of the inhabitants grain fields.
Perhaps this is where the Amalekites (alias Hyksos) got the Egyptian name, King-shepherds, for they did the same atrocities to the Egyptians.
The Israelites again freed temporarily from the yoke of the Amalekites by Gideon, in a night suprise attack on their camp.
This see-saw of bondage-freedom-bondage...... lasted about 400 years, until finally King Saul defeated the Amalekites in battle, and captured their citadel guarding Egypt.He also captured the Amalekite king, whose name was Agag the second such named Amalekite king.   Agag or Agog; this name seems remarkably similar to Apop I, the fourth Hyksos king of Egypt. The difference is the 'g' ( gimel ) and the 'p' ( pei ), they are both written like the number 7, the only difference being a change in the angle of the two lines. The Agag Saul captured however, was 400 years later, and probably Apop II, the last Hyksos king of Egyptian records.
 The Egyptian records say someone else, a foreigner, captured the main fort guarding Egypt thus corroborating the Biblical account . Let's see what the Bible and Egyptian records say about this attack.
The One mentioned so often in the Egyptian account was not an Egyptian, because had it been an Egyptian his name would have been inscribed. However, foreign kings were never commemorated in Egyptian writing. So 'One' was a foreigner and also the capturer of Avaris. Could 'One' have been King Saul of the Biblical record? Nevertheless Balaam's prophesy came true, and "Amalek, first of nations, perished forever."