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Haman (hā`mən) or Aman (ā`–), in the Bible, favored minister of Ahasuerus. He commanded that all Jews be put to death. Esther Esther (ĕs`tər), book of the Bible. It is the tale of the beautiful Jewish woman Esther [Heb. ..... Click the link for more information. interceded for her people, and Haman was hanged on the gallows he had set up for Mordecai. Haman convinces king to issue decree for Jewish extermination. [O.T.: Esther 3:1–11] See : Anti-Semitism |
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"And Haman began to tell them," said Father Brown, "of all the things wherein the king had honoured him; and he said: |
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