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Haman

Esther

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

ServedXerxes (Ahasuerus)King who promoted, then condemned him

Key Scripture Appearances

Esther 3:1

Esther 3:6

Esther 7:6

Esther 7:10

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