Queen Esther hears of the Decree against the JewsEsther (/ˈɛstər/; Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר, Modern Ester Ti
Queen Esther hears of the Decree against the JewsEsther (/ˈɛstər/; Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר, Modern Ester Tiberian ʼEstēr), (Persian: Ester), born Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Biblical Book of Esther. According to the Bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. Ahasuerus is traditionally identified with Xerxes I during the time of the Achaemenid empire. Her story is the basis for the celebration of Purim in Jewish tradition. -- source link
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