Haman, the antagonist of the book, is identified as a descendant of which group?
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Correct answer: Agagites
Haman is called an Agagite, which links him to Agag, the king of the Amalekites. This highlights the ancestral enmity between Haman and Mordecai, who was of the tribe of Benjamin.
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