The word "Pur" in Purim refers to the Hebrew word for "lot" or "dice." This term is used because the holiday commemorates the casting of lots by the ancient Persian ruler Haman to determine the date for the extermination of the Jewish people, which was ultimately thwarted by Queen Esther.
Yes, they absolutely can. Since passover is seven days (or eight in the diaspora) it must occur at least once.
Purim comes from Pur which means "casting lots" which is what Haman did to decide what day the Purim massacre would be on.
Source: Esther 9:26 - Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur.
All the Bible says is that her parents were dead and Mordecai was her uncle.
In the Book of Esther, Haman was angered by Mordecai's refusal to bow down to him. Later, he was jealous when Mordecai was honored by the king. He plotted to exterminate all of the Jews of Shushan, Persia, but instead, he was executed.
There are actually four new years in the Jewish calendar:
Probably between 13-17, she was not married yet when taken to the harem, she may have been betrothed already.... If she was any older she would probably already be married
Purim is a Jewish festival that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people of the ancient Persian Empire from the evil Haman's plot to annihilate them, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. The Hebrew word "Purim" means lots, as the story tells that Haman drew lots to decide which day the Jews would die on. Traditionally, costumes are worn, because G-d's name is not actually mentioned in the book, he is a hidden presence.
Purim (×¤×•×¨×™× "lots") is a festival that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people living throughout the ancient Persian Empire from a plot by Haman the Agagite to annihilate them, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther).
According to the story, Haman cast lots to determine the day upon which to exterminate the Jews.
Esther saved the Jews on the holiday of Purim when she got King Ahashverosh to realize that Haman wanted to kill her and the Jews. Ahashverosh got angry, killed Haman, and decreed that the Jews could defend themselves.
She did not want to tell she was a Jew, and save them even as she was a Jew.
168 in the Masoretic Text.
It is important to note that there are versions of the Book of Esther based on the Septuagint that have significantly many more verses.
There are 4 mitzvot that are performed on Purim:
Haman was the son of Hammedatha the Agagite. He and his wife Zeresh instigate a plot to kill all of the Jews of ancient Persia. Haman attempted to convince Ahasuerus to order the killing of Mordecai and all the Jews of the lands he ruled. The plot was uncovered by Queen Esther, the king's recent wife, who was also a Jew. Haman is hanged from the gallows that had originally been built to hang Mordechai.
The Scripture does not mention his name. It only mentions her older cousin Mordecai and her father Abihail in Esther 2:15:
New King James Version (NKJV)
7AndMordecaihad brought up Hadassah, thatis,Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had neither father nor mother. The young womanwaslovely and beautiful. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
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.
Hadassah is her Jewish name, she was re-named Esther, while her previous generation was taken, into captivity. Just like In Babylon, Daniel, he was re-named Belteshazzar. Daniel & three Jews, after being taken to Babylon, were given Babylonian names, also. Hananaih was re-named Shadrach, Mishael was re-named
Meshach & Azariah was re-named Abednego.
Purim is the 14th of Adar. Shushan Purim (Purim celebrated in walled cities from the time of Joshua) is on the 15th day of Adar. This is when Purim is celebrated today in Jerusalem. Note, that depending when these dates fall out with respect to the Shabbat, the observation of the day's mitzvot may be moved up so as not to conflict with the Shabbat.
In 478 B.C., Esther became the queen of Persia. Previously, she was a member of the harem of the Persian king Ahasuerus, who was also known as King Xerxes. But when the former queen, Vashti, fell into disfavor with her husband, Ahasuerus, the king chose Esther to be his wife and queen.
Esther's husband was Ahasuerus king of Persia-supposed to be the Xerxes of history and dwelt at "Shushan the Capital" (ancient Susa).
The book says that she is young it does not say which age but I think she is a young teenager.
Answer:The book implies that she was young but does not say so.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.