Esther 1 new international version queen vashti deposed 1 this is what happened during the time of xerxes,[a] the xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from india to cush[b] 2 at that time king xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of susa, 3 and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his nobles and. Esther is a biblical figure and the main protagonist of the book of esther in the hebrew bible (old testament) She was a jewish queen of the persian king ahasuerus (xerxes i) in the 5th century bce. Esther was born at a time when israel was in captivity as a consequence to their disobedience to god When esther’s parents were killed, her cousin mordecai adopted her as his daughter.
So the king and haman went to the banquet that esther had prepared 6 and as they drank their wine, the king said to esther, “what is your petition It will be given to you. Learn the story of a young and beautiful queen in the book of esther Meet the courageous woman who risked her life to serve god and her people. This summary of the book of esther provides information about the title, author (s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of esther.
The main characters are two jews, mordecai and his niece esther. Esther is the heroine and central figure in the book of esther of the hebrew bible and christian old testament The wife of the persian king xerxes i, she (with her cousin mordecai) persuaded the king to cancel an order for the extermination of jews in his realm. The greek additions to esther have many explicit references to god, as well as explicit descriptions of the beliefs and emotional states of esther and mordecai They also elaborate on the content of the edicts from ahasuerus as illustrations of gentile attitudes toward jews.
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