The first was just called the "king's banquet", it was not a Jewish feast.
Then there was Esther's banquet (Esther 3:18)
In 5:5 it mentions a banquet that Esther had for the king and Haman.
7:1 mentions a second banquest Esther had for the king and Haman.
9:22 mentions the feast of Purim. It is called that in verse 26.
The book of Esther was written to a Jewish audience long after the events it portrays, and sought to portray the Jews in a positive light. There was no role for God in the storyline.
God is not mentioned in the book of Esther, not even once.
You can read about Esther in the book of Esther in the Bible. It is my favorite book.
Ang kuwento ni Reyna Esther ng Persya ay tungkol sa isang babaing Judio na nagpakita ng tapang at diskarte upang iligtas ang kaniyang mga kababayan mula sa pagkakamkam ni Haman, isang makapangyarihang opisyal. Sa tulong ng kaniyang katalik na si Mordecai, nagawa ni Esther na magpakita ng katapangan sa harap ng hari upang mailigtas ang kaniyang mga kababayan at muling mabigyan ng karangalan ang pagmamahal sa Diyos.
In the King James version (apart from the name of the Book of Esther) * The word Esther is mentioned 53 times * The word Esther's is mentioned 3 times
A:The Book of Esther is not a religious book and does not even mention God. Biblical scholars regard it as a second-century-BCE Jewish novel, and historians say there never was either a Queen Vashti or a Queen Esther of Persia. We can therefore say that the book does not suggest that Esther relied on God for any assistance, and nor did she obtain divine assistance in history. Esther was able to overcome difficulties through her own talents, expressed in the book.
The book that is read on the Jewish holiday of Purim is called Megillat Esther (the Book of Esther) which tells the story of Jewish salvation during the time of King Achashverosh (Ahasuerus), ruler of the Persian-Median Empire approximately during the 4th century BCE.
Ahasuerus
There is no mention of Jewish eunichs in the Book of Esther.
If Esther were in fact mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah, this could be supposed to prove her historicity, in spite of serious historical errors in the Book of Esther. However, the Book of Nehemiah never mentions Esther.
The word God is never mentioned in the Book of Esther. However, the additions to Esther, regarded by the Catholic Church as inspired although not original texts, mention the word 22 times.
Purim is a festival that commemorates the supposed deliverance of the Jewish people of the ancient Persian Empire from a plot by Haman the Agagite to annihilate them, as described in the Book of Esther. However, biblical scholars say that the Book of Esther is not really historical and that there is unlikely to have been any plot to annihilate the Jewish people, so this festival is not really the celebration of any historical event.