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Agagite vizier; Jewish persecutor
Haman
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Life
Agagite (Amalekite-line) prime minister who plotted Jewish genocide; hanged on the 75-foot gallows he built for Mordecai.
Key Facts
- Cast 'pur' (lot) for the day of slaughter
- Origin of Purim
Why this matters
Old enmity against God's people; God's poetic justice.