The name Vashti appears as the name of the first queen of the Persian king
Achashverosh, in the apocryphal book of Esther. The name Vashti came from
an Elamite goddess. The king has been identified by some as Xerxes.
Some important contemporary women with that name include Vashti McKenzie,
the first female Bishop of the AME church, Vashti McCollum, who won a landmark
US Supreme Court case in 1948, and folk singer Vashti Bunyan.
Ester replaced Vashti as queen of Persia under Ahasuerus (or Xerces) in the book of Ester.
The parents of Queen Vashti, who appears in the book of Esther, are not mentioned in the Bible.
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In the Bible her husband is named Ahasuerus. This person is thought to be Xerxes I, Emperor of Persia.
Esth:1:15: What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
Queen Vashti refused to attend a banquet at her husband Xerxes I request.
Vashti McCollum's birth name is Vashti Ruth Cromwell.
Hatach was the messenger between Mordecai and Esther. Vashti was the Queen whose reign was given to Esther. Ahaseurus (who is traditionally identical with Xerxes) made Esther his Queen.
"vashti" has no meaning in English
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.
Vashti Bunyan was born in 1945, in London, England, UK.
Yes, Vashti was executed for disobeying King Achashverosh.