how Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Macedonian, made war against them, how he set a decree and a lot to destroy them, and how he went to the king, saying that he should hang Mordecai, but as much as he made an attempt to bring evil things upon the Judeans, they came upon him, and he was hanged, and his children. On account of this, these days were called Purim because of the lots that in their dialect are called Purim, on account of the words of this letter, and as much as they suffered on...