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The Torah reading on Purim is the shortest reading of the year. It consists of only nine verses that describe a war with the Tribe of Amalek, a war that occurred immediately after the Egyptian exodus. This particular episode is particularly fitting for Purim as the wicked Haman, the villain of the Purim story, was the direct descendant of Agag, the King of Amalek, who was defeated by King Saul and killed by the prophet Samuel.