Haman

Haman

Haman (Hebrew: הָמָן Hāmān; also known as Haman the Agagite) is the main antagonist in the Book of Esther, who according to the Hebrew Bible was an official in the court of the Persian empire under King Ahasuerus, commonly identified as Xerxes I (died 465 BCE) but traditionally equated with Artaxerxes I or Artaxerxes II. As his epithet Agagite indicates, Haman was a descendant of Agag, the king of the Amalekites. Some commentators interpret this descent to be symbolic, due to his similar personality. In the narrative of the Book of Esther, Haman was a proud and ambitious man who demanded that everyone bow down to him as a sign of respect. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Haman has received more than 1,077,564 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Haman is the 3,809th most popular politician (up from 3,950th in 2019).

Haman is most famous for being the villain in the book of Esther. He was an advisor to the king, and he convinced the king to kill all the Jews in the kingdom.