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Hatach

chamberlain of Ahasuerus

Royal eunuch who served as the trusted messenger between Queen Esther and Mordecai during the crisis described in the book of Esther.

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Hatach was a eunuch in the court of the king , assigned by the king as a personal attendant to Queen . In the book of Esther, when learned of 's decree to destroy the , he communicated his distress and the text of the edict to Esther through Hatach, who went back and forth between the palace gate where Mordecai sat and the inner court where Esther resided. His role as trusted intermediary was crucial to Esther learning the full gravity of the threat and deciding to approach the king.

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