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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Haman or Aman , in the Bible, favored minister of Ahasuerus. He commanded that all Jews be put to death. Esther interceded for her people, and Haman was hanged on the gallows he had set up for Mordecai. Author not available, HAMAN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Haman
Haman A Persian politician in the court of Ahasuerus . After taking offence at an alleged insult by the Jew Mordecai , Haman vowed revenge, but through the intervention of Queen Esther with Ahasuerus, Haman suffered death on the gallows he had erected for Mordecai (Esther 7: 10). The story... Read more

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Haman in the Bible, the chief minister of Ahasuerus , who plotted a massacre of the Jews and was hanged on the gallows he prepared for the Mordecai (Esther 7:10); the gallows was said to be fifty cubits high, and the expression hang as high as Haman became proverbial. Read more

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