uncertain — possibly from the Elamite god Humban · Persian
About
The proud Agagite official whom Xerxes raised above all other nobles. Enraged that Mordecai would not bow to him, he cast lots (Pur) and persuaded the king to decree the destruction of all Jews in the empire. Esther exposed his plot at a banquet, and Haman was hanged on the very gallows he had built for Mordecai.
Relationships
AdversaryMordecaiWhom he plotted to destroy for refusing to bow
AdversaryEstherQueen who exposed his genocidal plot
After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.Esther 3:1, KJV
Esther 3:6
And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.Esther 3:6, KJV
Esther 7:6
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.Esther 7:6, KJV
Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.Esther 7:10, KJV
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