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Haman הָמָן
A Persian man. Haman, a high-ranking Persian official, conspired to kill all the Jews in the empire but was ultimately thwarted by Queen Esther and Mordecai.
Family
| Father | Hammedatha |
|---|---|
| Spouses | Zeresh |
| Children | Adalia, Aridai, Aridatha, Arisai, Aspatha, Dalphon, Parshandatha, Poratha, Parmashta, Vaizatha |
Where Haman appears
Esther (45)
Key verses
- Esther 3:1 first mention — After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
- Esther 3:2 — And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.
- Esther 3:8 — And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.
- Esther 3:12 — Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king’s ring.
- Esther 3:15 — The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
- Esther 5:9 — Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
- Esther 5:11 — And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
- Esther 5:14 — Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
- Esther 7:6 — And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
- Esther 7:9 — And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.
- Esther 7:10 — So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
- Esther 9:10 — The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.