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'''Haman''' was the name of the [[vizier]] (i.e., the prime minister) of the [[Persian]] king Ahasuerus.<ref name="a">{{Easton|Haman}}</ref> He is called an "[[Agagite]]," which seems to denote that he was descended from the royal family of the Amalekites, the bitterest enemies of the [[Jews]], as Agag was one of the titles of the Amalekite kings.<ref name="a"/> He or his parents were brought to Persia as captives taken in war.<ref name="a"/> The [[Esther (Biblical Book) | book of Esther]] records that he convinced Xerxes, the Persian king, to issue a decree calling for the destruction of Jews. The Jews were saved due to the heroism of Esther, a Jewish wife of Xerxes, and Haman was hanged on the gallows which he had erected for [[Mordecai]].<ref name="a"/>

'''Haman''' was the name of the [[vizier]] (i.e., the prime minister) of the [[Persian]] king Ahasuerus.<ref name="a">{{Easton|Haman}}</ref> He is called an "[[Agagite]]," which seems to denote that he was descended from the royal family of the Amalekites, the bitterest enemies of the [[Jews]], as Agag was one of the titles of the Amalekite kings.<ref name="a"/> He or his parents were brought to Persia as captives taken in war.<ref name="a"/> The [[Esther (Biblical Book)|book of Esther]] records that he convinced Xerxes, the Persian king, to issue a decree calling for the destruction of Jews. The Jews were saved due to the heroism of Esther, a Jewish wife of Xerxes, and Haman was hanged on the gallows which he had erected for [[Mordecai]].<ref name="a"/>

This story is recounted in detail during the Jewish festival of [[Purim]].

This story is recounted in detail during the Jewish festival of [[Purim]].