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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.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The name, Haman, is probably the same as the Classical Omanes, and in ancient Persian, "Umana," an exact equivalent of the Greek "Eumenes." Hammeda…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Haman ... the Agagite. —Nothing appears to be known about Haman except from this book. His name, as well as that of his father and…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

After these things
After the marriage of Esther, and the discovery of the conspiracy to take away the king's life, five years …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Mordecai refused to reverence Haman. The religion of a Jew forbade him to give honors to any mortal man that smacked of idolatry, especially to suc…

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