Zeresh

Overview

• Testament: Old
• Role: Wife of Haman
• Family: Wife of Haman
• Key Books: Esther

Biography

Zeresh first advises Haman to build gallows for Mordecai. After Haman is forced to honor Mordecai publicly, she interprets his humiliation as the beginning of inevitable defeat if Mordecai is of Jewish descent.

Key Events

• First Feast
• Mordecai Honored

Relationships

• Haman - Husband
• Mordecai - Target of her earlier counsel

Important Verses

• Esther 5:14
• Esther 6:13

Cross-References

• Mentioned in: Esther