https://www.sefaria.org/Megillah.6b?lang=bi "Germamya of Edom, i.e., Germany, which is near the land of Edom, i.e., Rome. As, if the Germans would go forth, they would destroy the entire world." - Written by 600AD 400-600AD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megillat_Antiochus (Megillah) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalek#Commandment_to_exterminate_the_Amalekites As enumerated by Maimonides, the three mitzvot state: [ 598 Deut. 25:17 – Remember what Amalek did to the Israelites 599 Deut. 25:19 – Wipe out the descendants of Amalek 600 Deut. 25:19 – Not to forget Amalek's atrocities and ambush on our journey from Egypt in the desert](https://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/05abb0b1e37fe951e09c0240ffb25911/image-33.jpg) According to the Bible, Amalek was the son of Eliphaz (himself the son of Esau, ancestor of the Edomites) and Eliphaz's concubine Timna. Timna was a Horite and sister of Lotan.[4] Amalek is described as the "chief of Amalek" among the "chiefs of the sons of Esau",[5] from which it is surmised that he ruled a clan or territory named after him. The Amalekites (/ˈæməlɛkaɪts/[6]) were considered to be Amalek's descendants through the genealogy of Esau.[7] In the oracle of Balaam, Amalek was called the 'first of the nations'.[8] One modern scholar believes this attests to Amalek's high antiquity,[9] while traditional commentator Rashi states: "He came before all of them to make war with Israel".[10] First-century Roman-Jewish scholar and historian Flavius Josephus refers to Amalek as a 'bastard' (νόθος) in a derogatory sense.[11] [US German Ancestry](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/European_Ancestry_in_the_US_by_county.jpg)