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In the Book of Esther, Queen Vashti was disobedient to King Ahasuerus and was banished. The royal court brought all the virgins of the empire so that he would choose the one that pleased him the most. He chose Esther.
There was no King Ahasuerus of Persia, but many Bible commentaries observe that Ahasuerus is likely the Hebraicised version of King Xerxes, the Achaemenid leader who ruled from 486 to 465 BCE.
Actually, Esther is unlikely to have been Xerxes' wife, because his only known wife, Amestris, continued in her role well beyond his third year as king (the date the text suggests Vashti was deposed).
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Who is the old testament queen who saved the Jewish people from being killed?
Queen Esther. Her story can be found in the book of Esther right after the book of Nehemiah.
What role did Esther's husband play in the biblical story of Esther?
Esther's husband, King Xerxes, played a significant role in the biblical story of Esther by unknowingly choosing Esther as his queen and later being influenced by her to save the Jewish people from a plot to destroy them.
What does it mean when the king lifts his golden scepter when Queen Esther appears before him?
his means that Esther was allowed to go and present her matter before the king without fear of being killed.
Why is queen Esther to go before her husband without being summoned?
Due to the laws and customs of the time, this could have resulted in her being put to death.
Why does the king spare Queen Esther's life the second time she appears before him without being summoned?
There was no "second time." Such an event is stated once (Esther ch.4 and 5), not twice. The answer is that when he saw her, Esther found favor in his eyes (Esther 5:2). See also the Related Link.More about Esther
Where did the idea of the number thirteen being unlucky first come from?
Was it because the thirteenth day was chosen by Haman (in the book of Esther in the Bible to annihilate all the Jews in the empire? A day chosen by divination.
How did Esther become queen?
The Book of Esther tells of Esther, the cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai the Jew, becoming the new wife of King Ahasuerus of Persia. There was no King Ahasuerus of Persia, but many Bible commentaries observe that Ahasuerus is likely the Hebraicised version of King Xerxes, the Achaemenid leader who ruled from 486 to 465 BCE. Esther is unlikely to have been Xerxes' wife, because his only known wife, Amestris, continued in her role well beyond his third year as king (the date the text suggests Vashti was deposed). Other problems in the story call into question the story's reliability, for example Mordecai is identified as having been sent into exile by Nebuchadnezzar - an event that must have place over a century before Xerxes assumed power.
Who replaced Queen Vashti when she displeased her husband Xerxes?
Esther. Esther was the heroine and central figure in the Biblical book of Esther. She was crowned about 55 years after the destruction of the First Temple, and fifteen years before the Second Temple was built. The Jews were in the Babylonian exile. A few of them, such as Nehemiah, Mordecai and Daniel, rose to positions of prominence under the Babylonian kings.The last of the Prophets of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) were still living.King Cyrus had recently made his famous proclamation (2 Chronicles 36:22-23) allowing the Jews to resettle Judea (Israel), and some had gone up with Zerubavel, but the enemies of the Jews had then slandered them (Ezra ch.4), causing the Babylonian king to put a stop to the rebuilding and resettlement of Judea. This last event was around the same time that Esther became Queen.When she became orphaned, she was adopted by her cousin Mordecai.Later, when Queen Vashti refused to appear before Ahasuerus (in Esther ch.1), Memuchan, a Persian royal adviser, advised King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) to remove Vashti from being Queen of Persia, and King Ahasuerus agreed to his advice.In Esther Chapter 2, royal eunuchs advised Ahasuerus to look for a new queen. Esther was the best-looking woman, and Ahasuerus picked her to replace Vashti as Queen.Esther and her cousin Mordecai (who had once saved the king's life) later persuaded the king to cancel an order for the extermination of the Jews in his vast realm, which had been plotted by the king's chief minister, Haman. Instead, Haman was hanged on the gallows he had built for Mordecai, and the Jews were given permission to destroy their enemies. The Jewish festival of Purim celebrates this event.According to tradition, the book of Esther was written in the mid-4th century BCE, and was made part of the canon which was sealed a couple of decades after.Esther was queen for about 11 years.The name of Mordecai is the Judaised pronunciation of Marduka, which is attested in the Persepolis Texts as the name of officials in the Persian court during the period of Xerxes I. One of these officials was the biblical Mordecai.The grave of Mordecai and Esther still stands in Hamadan; and the Jews of Iran, to this day, are referred to as "the children of Esther."For the name of Esther, a number of etymologies are possible.1) Esther comes from the Persian "setareh," meaning "star".2) Esther comes from the Aramaic "istahar," meaning "moon." Beautiful as the moon (Talmud, Megillah 13a).3) Esther comes from the Semitic root ath-tar, "morning star." There is support for this too in the Talmud (Yoma 29a).4) Esther comes from the Median "astra," meaning "myrtle." The book of Esther (2:7) states that she had both names, Esther and Myrtle (Hadassah in Hebrew).See also:Why was Esther chosen as Queen?More about the Hebrew BibleJewish history timeline
What is the meaning of the name adassa?
Adassa comes from the Hebrew word "Hadassah" meaning "myrtle tree." It is also a Biblical name, being Queen Esther's Hebrew name.
Which book in the Bible tells the story of a girl who becomes Queen of Persia?
A:Over the centuries, there have been many Persian queens. For example, King Xerxes was married to Queen Amestris for at least the first several years of his reign. On the other hand, the Book of Esther says that he was married to Queen Vashti for the first three years of his reign and then Queen Esther. In real life, these marriages never actually took place, because there was never either a Queen Vashti nor a Queen Esther of Persia. Scholars say that the Book of Esther was a second-century-BCE Jewish novel.
What proud Queen in the Bible did not want to be put on display for her beauty so she snubs the king's order?
The proud Queen who snubbed the king's order was Queen Vashti in the Bible. King Ahasuerus wanted her to appear before him and his guests to showcase her beauty, but she refused, which resulted in her being deposed as queen.
Is Esther in the ancestry of Jesus?
Oh, dude, Esther is not in the direct ancestry of Jesus. Esther was a queen in the Old Testament, not a part of Jesus' family tree. Jesus' lineage is traced back through King David, not Queen Esther. Like, totally different family vibes, you know?
