Endnote 9 – Reading David in Genesis

The use of the phrase “the Agagite” in Esther (3:1, 10, 8:3, 5, 9:24) as an epithet of Haman is a literary construct used to set Haman against Mordecai, for the latter is introduced as a descendant of Kish (like Saul!) (Esther 2:5).