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Esther 3:10

Context
NETBible

So the king removed his signet ring 1  from his hand and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, who was hostile toward the Jews.

XREF

Ge 41:42; Es 7:6; Es 8:2,8

NET © Notes

sn Possessing the king’s signet ring would enable Haman to act with full royal authority. The king’s ring would be used to impress the royal seal on edicts, making them as binding as if the king himself had enacted them.



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