He was the first of the nations to attack Israel. Everything that is first contains the blueprint of all that is to follow. The seed comes first. Contained in the seed is the tree. Amalek is the bitter seed of Jew hatred.
Blood is the link between the body and the nefesh -the life force of the body.
Amalek wants to sever that connection between the body and the soul. Between this world and the next. Between the head and the heart. Intellect devoid of emotional conviction leads to cynicism and hedonism. Some 2,355 years ago in Persia, when Haman plotted the genocide of the Jewish People, he consulted the stars to see which month would be the most propitious for his murderous plan.