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Not sure. Did Esther love Xerxes? There is NO reference in the book of Esther that Esther loved the King of Persia - Xerxes.
The life story of esther can be found in the book of esther from the time she was a orphan to the time she becomes queen and saves the Hebrew people.
Esther
Her gravesite still stands in Hamadan, Persia.
Aside from the question of whether Esther was a historical person, there is no discussion of where she was born. It was likely, though, that she was from a small village near Shushan, Persia, given that she was near to the King's palace when he began looking for a new queen.
There is NO reference in the book of Esther that Esther loved the King of Persia - Xerxes, but because of her beauty Esther had a strong influence on King Xerxes that is why her story is in the Bible.
A:The Book of Esther does not tell us how old Esther was when she became queen to King Ahasuerus (Xerxes), so it is not possible to say just when she was born. Historians say there never was a Queen Esther (or a Queen Vashti) of Persia, and biblical scholars say that the Book of Esther was actually a novel, written in the second century BCE, so we will never have a date of birth for Esther.
Yes. Historically, his wife was Amestris. It is only in the Book of Esther that hisfirst wife is Vashti, then his second wife is Esther.
The Queen consort of Xerxes was Amestris, daughter of Otanes and first cousin to Cambyses II of Persia and Smerdis of Persia. There is no record of either Vashti or Esther outside the Book of Esther, and it can be assumed that they were characters created purely for the story.
Esther Howland was born in 1828.
Esther is from the book of Esther in the Bible. If you have the NIV it's probably starts on p.555.
The festival is called Purim