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Esther 9:24 Cross-References
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“Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them; consume: Heb. crush”
Esther 9:24 (KJV)
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Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them; This verse provides the theological explanation for Purim, summarizing Haman's plot and its reversal. The full identification—"Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite" (Haman ben-Hammedata ha'Agagi, הָמָן בֶּן־הַמְּדָתָא הָאֲגָגִי)—recalls his Amalekite descent (3:1), connecting his hatred to the ancient enmity between Amalek and Israel (Exodus 17:8-16; Deuteronomy 25:17-19). The designation "enemy ...
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