People of the Bible › Zeresh
Zeresh זֶ֫רֶשׁ
Zeresh, the wife of Haman, advised him to have Mordecai hanged on a gallows.
Family
| Spouses | Haman |
|---|---|
| Children | Adalia, Aridai, Aridatha, Arisai, Aspatha, Dalphon, Parmashta, Parshandatha, Poratha, Vaizatha |
Where Zeresh appears
Esther (3)
Key verses
- Esther 5:10 first mention — Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
- 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 6:13 — And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.