“Hamas” – in addition to being the Arabic name of this death-worshipping, extremist Islamic terror organization in Gaza – is also a Hebrew word mentioned over 60 times in Scripture. Here we will share several of the most relevant among them. But first the definitions…

In Biblical Hebrew “hamas” – חמס means: “to be violent; by implication to maltreat: – make bare, shake off, violate, do violence, take away violently, wrong, imagine wrongfully.” (Strong’s Concordance)

In Arabic “hamas” means: enthusiasm, excitement, fire, intense interest; And it is also the acronym in Arabic for the full name of the organization called Hamas: “The movement of Islamic resistance” (Harakat Al-Mukawama Al-Islamiyah).

In the previous article, Israel Today shared the seminal appearances of “hamas” in the Bible – in Genesis chapter 6, verses 11 and 13. Both refer to the earth being “full of violence,” which becomes the trigger causing the Judge of all the earth to execute judgment in the Flood and push “restart” with Noah.

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