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McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopaedia · 1867–1887

Agagite

Ag'agite [others A'gagite] (Heb. Agagi', אֲגָגי, Sept. Βουγαῖος, Μακέδων, Vulg. Aggites), the name of the nation to which Haman (q.v.) belonged (Es 3:1,10; Es 8:3,5; Es 9:24). Josephus explains it as meaning Amalekite (Ant. 11, 6, 5), see AGAG.

Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, John McClintock and James Strong (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887). Public domain. Text from SwordSearcher’s module, as published by biblicalcyclopedia.com. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: titles misread in our source corrected from the Internet Archive’s scans of the printed volumes; paragraphs our source broke mid-sentence joined.