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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Esther 9:1

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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THE JEWS SLAY THEIR ENEMIES WITH THE TEN SONS OF HAMAN. (Est. 9:1-19) in the twelfth month, . . . on the thirteenth day of the same--This was the day which Haman's superstitious advisers had led him to select as the most fortunate for the execution of his exterminating scheme against the Jews [Est 3:7].
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