Aman
Sign in to saveAlso known as Hâmân, Haman the Agagite, Haman (Bible)
thumb|Esther Denouncing Haman (1888) by Ernest Normand Haman ( ; 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. His epithet, Agagite, indicates that Haman was a descendant of Agag, the king of the Amalekites. Some commentators interpret this descent to be symbolic, due to his similar personality.
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- Haman
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- Book of Esther
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- Haman County
- native label
- הָמָן
- vocalized name
- הָמָן בֶּן הַמְּדָתָא הָאֲגָגִי
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Article · Italiano
Aman è un personaggio citato nel Libro di Ester della Bibbia e in molti testi successivi, fra cui la Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri. Secondo la storia biblica era il favorito di Assuero e poi fu nominato "visir" dal re persiano; tentò di sterminare tutto il popolo ebraico dell'impero, ma poi fu ucciso da Assuero. Dante, mentre esce dalla terza cornice del Purgatorio, quella degli iracondi (c. XVII, 25-30), lo cita come esempio di ira punita.
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