Amalek Gathers the Nations and Moses Prays Them Still

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 251:16

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"By the greatness of Your arm they were still as a stone." When Israel came out of the sea, Amalek gathered all the nations of the world and came and made war against Israel. And Moses prayed on behalf of the people, and in that hour they all fell silent as a stone. Therefore it is said, "By the greatness of Your arm they were still as a stone."

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