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Who is Agag?
        A'GAG
        (flame) was probably the title of the Amalekite kings, like Pharaoh of the Egyptian rulers. Two kings of this name are mentioned in Scripture. 1. In Num 24:7, the way in which this Agag is referred to indicates that he was very powerful, above all other kings known to Balaam. 2. An Agag who was captured by Saul, but was spared, contrary to the express prohibition of Jehovah. He was afterward brought to Samuel, who hewed him in pieces. This act was not only the execution of the divine order, but it would seem an act of retributive justice as well, since Agag is charged with infamous cruelty. 1 Sam 15:8, 1 Sam 15:33,


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Schaff, Philip, Dr. "Biblical Definition for 'agag' in Schaffs Bible Dictionary".
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