Bobservations Column: "Haman's Fall"

Today, we shall read of Haman’s demise. Descended from Agag, King of the Amalekites, we also learn more about the hatred harbored against the Jews by the race of Amalekites. We first read of Amalek in Genesis 36:16. He is a grandson of Esau, in the bloodline of Isaac. This was that Esau of twins Jacob and Esau, of which Jacob “stole” the blessing of the first-born from his brother Esau. You will remember that Esau came back empty from hunting, and “sold” his birthright to Jacob for a bowel of “pottage,” essentially, bean soup!Haman’s Agagite heritage takes us back to . . .