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Arisai

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Arisai was one of the ten sons of Haman, who were killed and hanged after their father's downfall.

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Arisai is mentioned in the book of Esther as one of the ten sons of Haman, the chief antagonist in the story. Haman, a high-ranking official in the Persian court, plotted to destroy all the Jews in the empire due to his hatred for Mordecai, a Jew who refused to bow down to him. However, Haman's plan was thwarted by Queen Esther, who revealed her Jewish identity to King Ahasuerus and exposed Haman's evil scheme.

As a result, Haman was hanged on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai, and the king issued a decree allowing the Jews to defend themselves against their enemies. On the appointed day, the Jews throughout the empire fought against those who sought to harm them. In Susa, the capital, they killed five hundred men and also killed Haman's ten sons, including Arisai (Est.9.9).

After this victory, Queen Esther requested that the bodies of Haman's sons be hanged on the gallows, further emphasizing the complete defeat of Haman and his family (Est.9.13-14). The mention of Arisai and his brothers' deaths serves to underscore the reversal of fortune and the triumph of the Jewish people over their enemies, as well as the downfall of those who sought to destroy them.

Family

Father
Haman
Mother
Zeresh

Bible dictionary

Arisai Smith Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)

(lion-like), eighth son of Haman. (Esther 9:9)

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Arisai Hastings Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

ARIS'AI (lion-like), the eighth son of Haman. Esth 9:9.

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Arisai Schaff Schaff’s Dictionary of the Bible

ARIS'AI (lion-like), the eighth son of Haman. Esth 9:9.

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Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.

Where Arisai appears

1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H0747

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