Where Moses Haman Esther and Mordechai Are Hinted in the Torah

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 46:1

From where in the Torah is there a hint of Moses? As it is said, "for that he also (be-shaggam) is flesh" (Genesis 6:3) [be-shaggam equals Moshe in numerical value]. From where in the Torah is there a hint of Haman? As it is said, "Is it from (ha-min) the tree" (Genesis 3:11) [reading ha-min as Haman]. From where in the Torah is there a hint of Esther? As it is written, "And I will surely hide (haster astir) My face" (Deuteronomy 31:18) [reading haster as Esther]. From where in the Torah is there a hint of Mordechai? As it is written, "And you, take for yourself the finest spices, flowing myrrh (mar deror)" and so forth (Exodus 30:23), which we render in the Aramaic translation as meira dakhya [pure myrrh, echoing the name Mordechai].

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