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Bookmark or Share- Who Was Esther and Why Was She So Important? - CrosswalkEsther is one of only two books of the Bible named after a woman. Through Esther’s resolve to trust in God, she influenced the king and saved her people.
- The Book of Esther - Bible GatewayThe Book of Esther tells a story of the deliverance of the Jewish people. We are shown a Persian emperor, Ahasuerus (loosely based on Xerxes, 485–464 B.C.), who makes momentous decisions for trivial reasons, and his wicked minister, Haman, who takes advantage of the king’s compliance to pursue a personal vendetta against the Jews by having ...
- Who Was Esther in the Bible? Story and Significance - ChristianityEsther is a biblical figure and the main protagonist of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). She was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) in the 5th century BCE. The story of Esther is often considered a narrative of deliverance, as she played a crucial role in saving the Jewish people from a plot to ...
- Esther - WikipediaEsther, [a] originally Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. According to the biblical narrative, which is set in the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus falls in love with Esther and marries her. [1]
- Book of Esther – Read, Study Bible Verses Online - Bible Study ToolsRead the Book of Esther online. Scripture chapters verses with full summary, commentary meaning, and concordances for Bible study.
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