King Saul was just over 3000 years ago.
5000 BP was before the Flood.
“King Saul was just over 3000 years ago.”
Wrong calendar.
Hebrew Calendar, this is the year 5770. But the war with Amalek began when the Hebrews were leaving Egypt.
Their history began in Genesis.
Continued:
Exodus 17: 8-16 Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim (immediately after the miracle of the water from the rock at Horeb) Moses said to Joshua, “Pick some men for us, and go out and do battle with Amalek. Tomorrow I will station myself on the top of the hill, with the rod of ETERNAL in my hand.” Joshua did as Moses told him and fought with Amalek, while Moses, Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill. Then, whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed; but whenever he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. But after Moses’ hands grew heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it, while Aaron and Hur, one on each side, supported his hands; thus his hands remained steady until the sun set. Joshua overwhelmed the people of Amalek with the sword.
Then the ETERNAL said to Moses, “Inscribe this in a document as a reminder, and read it aloud to Joshua; I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven!” And Moses built an altar and named it Adonai-nissi. He said “It means, ‘ hand upon the throne of the ETERNAL!’ The ETERNAL will be at war with Amalek throughout the ages.”