Bible Person

Harbona

Male · 1 cross reference

Harbona is one of the chamberlains of King Ahasuerus in Esther. He belongs to the palace setting through which the book's major reversals unfold. First appears in Esth 1:10.1

AI summary: Harbona matters because his single cross reference places him at the moment when Haman's own gallows are pointed out before the king. The entry helps show how the reversal in Esther is carried forward not only by royalty but also by named servants within the court. Taken together, the material presents Harbona as a palace official in Esther's decisive reversal.1

Central Figure

Harbona

(a Persian word meaning “ass-driver”), one of the seven eunuchs or chamberlains of king Ahasuerus (Esther 1:10; 7:9).