Esther 9:24 (WEB)
showing how Haman the son of Hammedatha the Macedonian fought against them, how he made a decree and cast lots to destroy them utterly;
Fathers and councils · 2
Athanasius of Alexandria
“For in those times it was especially, when those who tyrannized over the people had been slain, that temporal feasts and holidays were observed in Judæa.” — editor's note: Cf. Esther ix. 20–28; Judith ix. xv.
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Jerome
“Esther, a type of the church, frees her people from danger and, after having slain Haman whose name means iniquity, hands down to posterity a memorable day and a great feast.” — editor's note: i.e. the feast of Purim—Esth. ix. 20–32.
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