Haman
(Reguidit frae Haman (Bible))
Haman (an aw known as Haman the Agagite המן האגגי, or Haman the iil המן הרשע) is the main antagonist in the Beuk o Esther, that, accordin tae the Ebreu Bible, wis a vizier in the Persie empire unner King Ahasuerus, tradeetionally identifee'd as Xerxes I.[2]
Haman | |
|---|---|
 Haman Beggin the Mercy o Esther, bi Rembrandt | |
| Grand Vizier o the Achaemenid Empire | |
| In office c. 483 BCE – c. 475 BCE | |
| Monarch | Xerxes I[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 520 BCE Achaemenid Empire |
| Dee'd | c. 475 BCE (aged 44–45) Achaemenid Empire |
| Spoose(s) | Zeresh |
| Bairns | Parshandatha Dalphon Aspatha Poratha Adalia Aridatha Parmashta Arisai Aridai Vaizatha |
| Parents | Hammedatha (faither) Amathlai (mither) |
References eedit
- ↑ Robert J. Littman (Januar 1975). "The Religious Policy of Xerxes and the "Book of Esther"". The Jewish Quarterly Review.
- ↑ Jacob Hoschander, The Book of Esther in the Light of History, Oxford University Press, 1923