The king now learned, perhaps for the first time, that his favorite
was a Jewess.
ALTHOUGH THE ENEMY ... - i. e. “although the enemy (Haman) would not
(even in that case) compensate (by his payment to the treasury) for
the king’s loss of so many subjects.”... [ Continue Reading ]
Like the Greeks and Romans, the Persians reclined at their meals on
sofas or couches. Haman, in the intensity of his supplication, had
thrown himself upon the couch at Esther’s feet.
THEY COVERED HAMAN’S FACE - The Macedonians and the Romans are known
to have commonly muffled the heads of prisoners... [ Continue Reading ]