Agagite
agagite
a name applied to haman and also to his father (esther 3:1, 10; 8:3, 5). probably it was equivalent to amalekite.
historical examples
here, then, was mordecai’s authority for not bowing to haman the agagite.
the -ssembly of g-d c. (charles) h. (henry) mackintosh
here, then, was mordecai’s authority for refusing a single nod of his head to the agagite.
notes on the book of deuteronomy, volume ii charles henry mackintosh
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