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Zeresh ( Hebrew : ??????) was the wife of Haman the Agagite who is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Esther .

Zeresh advised her husband to prepare a high gallows (50 cubits ) and to hang Mordecai on it ( Esther 5:14 ). However, she later advised Haman that he would not be able to win against Mordecai (Esther 6:12-13). Their plans were soon reversed when King Ahasuerus ordered Haman to be hanged on the same gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai (Esther 7:9-10).

Ten sons of Haman (and possibly of Zeresh) were later killed in fighting, and Ahasuerus had their bodies hanged on the same gallows that their father was hanged on (Esther 9:7-14). Zeresh's fate is not recorded.

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