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Haman: Jew-hating descendant of Amalek, appointed by King Ahasuerus to be prime minister of the Persian Empire. He plotted to annihilate the Jews, but was thwarted by Mordecai and Esther. At Ahasuerus' behest, he was hanged, as described in the Scroll of Esther which is read every year on Purim.
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Haman was the evil Persian prime minister who schemed to have the Jews killed. He fell before Queen Esther and Mordecai, heroes of the Purim party.
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Mordecai and Esther’s strength originated in their equivalent values.
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The Book of Esther (Megillah) in Brief
The story of Purim takes place in Ancient Persia. In the Book of Esther, Haman convinces King Ahasuerus to kill the Jews of his empire. However, his plot is foiled by Queen Esther, a secret Jew, and her wise cousin, Mordecai.
Convinced by his evil prime minister, Haman, to have all the Jews in his empire killed, he changed his mind after being petitioned by his queen, Esther, who was secretly Jewish.
Why don’t they like us? A powerful lesson about anti-Semitism from the story of Haman and King Achashverosh.
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