Most of these names are Persian, and readily traceable to Old Persian roots.

On the spoil laid they not their hand ([Referen…

The names of the ten sons of Haman are, except Adalia, all readily traceable to old Persian roots. It may be noted that in a Hebrew Bible the ten n…

(See Gill on Esther 9:7).

The enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them by the former edict. If they had attempted nothing against the people of God, they would not …