haman
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- action
- secured power to kill Jews
- description
- A high-ranking official in the empire, responsible for the decree against the Jews, whose ten sons were hanged on the gallows where he himself died.
- emotional_state
- humiliated, sorrowful
- emotional_state_after_banquet
- elated
- fate
- hanged
- goal
- secure Mordecai's death
- motivation
- revenge for perceived affront
- role
- antagonist
- status
- honored guest
Relationships
- resolved_to_seek_revenge_forDivine Adoration
- description
- Haman resolved to seek revenge against Mordecai for the affront of refusing divine adoration, targeting the entire Jewish race.
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- Haman therefore resolved to seek revenge for this affront by destroying the entire race
- represented_toPersian King
- description
- Haman presented the Jews to the Persian King as a dangerous and pernicious people to gain permission for their destruction.
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- He represented them to the King as being a pernicious people
- secured_power_fromPersian King
- description
- Haman obtained full authority from the Persian King to carry out the mass killing of Jews and confiscate their property.
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- he secured full power to kill them all, young and old, women and children, and to take possession of their property
- chose_timing_byCasting of Lots
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- Haman used the superstitious practice of casting lots to determine the exact time for the decree's execution.
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- By his superstition in the casting of lots Haman chose this time
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- extracted_at
- 2026-03-01T21:18:25.909Z
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- suggests use ofRoyal Apparel
- description
- Haman suggested that the royal apparel which the King used to wear should be put upon the man to be honored.
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- suggested that the royal apparel which the King used to wear should be put upon him
- suggests use ofKing's Horse
- description
- Haman suggested that the King's horse should be given to the man to be honored.
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- and the King’s horse should be given him
- suggests use ofKing's Crown
- description
- Haman suggested that the King's crown should be placed upon the head of the man to be honored.
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- and the King’s horse should be given him, and the King’s crown be placed upon his head
- proposes parade routeThe City
- description
- Haman suggested that the honored man, mounted and arrayed in royal regalia, might pass through the whole city.
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- might pass through the whole city
- confers honor uponMordecai
- description
- Haman was ordered to take the royal apparel and the King's horse and bestow the honor upon Mordecai.
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- him to take the apparel and the horse, and confer this honor upon Mordecai the Jew
- returns toHaman's House
- description
- With unspeakable sorrow and mortification, Haman returned to his house after being commanded to honor Mordecai.
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- he returned to his house
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-01T21:18:36.687Z
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- decides_to_buildGallows
- description
- Haman, along with his friends, makes the decision to construct a gallows for Mordecai's execution.
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- it was decided to cause a gallows of fifty cubits high to be built
- orders_construction_ofGallows
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- Following the decision, Haman personally commands that the gallows be made.
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- He accordingly ordered the gallows to be made
- travels_toPalace
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- Haman makes a journey to the royal palace early in the morning to speak with the King.
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- Early the next morning he repaired to the palace
- seeks_order_fromThe King
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- Haman goes to the palace to obtain the King's official decree for Mordecai's execution.
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- he repaired to the palace to secure the King's order for Mordecai's death
- appears_inCourt (royal)
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- Haman makes his presence known in the King's court, arriving in a hurry.
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- Just then Haman appeared in the court
- seeks_consent_forMordecai
- description
- Haman's immediate purpose in approaching the King is to gain approval for Mordecai's execution.
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- having gone in haste to secure the King's consent to the death of Mordecai
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-01T21:18:39.647Z
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- was_elated_by_honor_of_invitation_toBanquet
- description
- Haman felt greatly pleased and proud due to the special recognition and invitation he received to Esther's banquet.
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- Haman was greatly elated by the honor thus conferred upon him
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- extracted_at
- 2026-03-01T21:18:41.032Z
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- died_onGallows of Haman
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- Haman himself met his end on the same gallows where his sons were later executed.
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- on which their father Haman died
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- extracted_at
- 2026-03-01T21:18:41.295Z
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