Midrasch zu Esther 9:24
כִּי֩ הָמָ֨ן בֶּֽן־הַמְּדָ֜תָא הָֽאֲגָגִ֗י צֹרֵר֙ כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים חָשַׁ֥ב עַל־הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים לְאַבְּדָ֑ם וְהִפִּ֥יל פּוּר֙ ה֣וּא הַגּוֹרָ֔ל לְהֻמָּ֖ם וּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם׃
weil Haman, der Sohn von Hammedatha, der Agagit, der Feind aller Juden, sich gegen die Juden ausgedacht hatte, um sie zu vernichten, und pur, dh das Los, gegossen hatte, um sie zu beunruhigen und zu vernichten;
Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer
Rabbi Phineas said: The Holy One, blessed be He, saw that in the future there would arise from Agag a man, a great enemy and adversary of the Jews. Who was this? This was Haman, as it is said, "Because Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews" (Esth. 9:24). From the seed of Saul (arose) an avenger and a redeemer for Israel, (who delivered them) out of the hand of Haman. Who was this? This was Mordecai, as it is said, "There was a certain Jew in Shushan, the capital, whose name was Mordecai… the son of Kish, a Benjamite" (Esth. 2:5).
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