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Zeresh
Zeresh, the wife of Haman, advised him to have Mordecai hanged on a gallows.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Star of Venus, the wife of Haman, whom she instigated to prepare a gallows for Mordecai (Esther 5:10).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Adalia, Aridai, Aridatha, Arisai, Aspatha, Dalphon, Parmashta, Parshandatha, Poratha, Vaizatha
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First named at Esther 5:10.
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Verses that name Zeresh
- Esther 5:10 Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. And calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh,
- Esther 5:14 His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.
- Esther 6:13 Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”