Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
AMALEKITES, COUNTRY OF THE, a region lying between Canaan and Egypt, chiefly south of the mountains of Judah, and from Mount Sinai eastward to Mount Seir and the Salt Sea. Gen 14:7 ; Ex 17:8;Num 13:29;Num 14:25. For the physical features and character of the region see Sinai. AMALEKITES, MOUNT OF THE. Jud 12:15. A mountain or hilly district in Ephraim, probably so named from an early settlement of the Amalekites or a later invasion by them.