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New page: 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 ...
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"/> He was hanged on the gallows which he had erected for [[Mordecai]].<ref name="a"/>
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