514 BC · AM 3490 · Return
Haman obtains a decree against the Jews
Haman's rage at Mordecai's refusal to bow widened into a plan to destroy all the Jews. After casting the pur, Haman secured the king's signet and sent a decree throughout the empire fixing one day for their destruction, leaving Susa bewildered (Esther 3:1-15).
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📖 Esther 3:1–3
1After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him. 2All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage. 3Then the royal servants at the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the command of the king?”
Sources: BradyStephenson/bible-data
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