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Feb 18, 2018 · Nothing in this record gives a clear reason for Queen Vashti’s refusal to obey the king’s command. Some have suggested that Ahasuerus intended an immodest display of Queen Vashti’s beauty, but the context provides no evidence to that. The Jewish targums assumed that her motive for refusing to appear was her desire to avoid such a display.
(1) It happened in the days of Ahasuerus—that Ahasuerus who reigned over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Nubia [or Ethiopia]. (2) In those days, when King Ahasuerus occupied the royal throne in the fortress Shushan, (3) in the third year of his reign, he gave a banquet for all the officials and courtiers—the administration of Persia and Media, the nobles and the ...
Ahasuerus II. The second of the Lion Kings was Ahasuerus II – Cambyses (529 B.C.) This was the Ahasuerus of Ezra 4:6. The enemies of the Jews tried to stop the building of the temple by sending a letter of accusation to Cambyses, Ahasuerus II. He took no action on the matter, probably knowing the true facts of the case, he viewed it as an ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. Vashti in the Bible was the wife of King Xerxes (or Ahasuerus in many translations). King Xerxes and Queen Vashti of Persia figure in the story of Esther, a beautiful Jewish girl living in Ahasuerus’ kingdom, and her cousin, Mordecai, who had raised her after the death of her parents. Both Esther and Mordecai were descendants of Jews ...
vash'-ti (washti; Astin; Old Persian "beautiful woman"): The former queen of Xerxes, whom he divorced. On the 7th day of a great feast which the king was giving to the assembled nobles of the empire and others, he commanded the seven chamberlains who served in his presence to bring the queen into the assembly.
Mar 17, 2019 · The faithfulness of the Jewish people to Judaism impressed Agur and he began to study Judaism. A year later, he became Jewish and the following year he met Queen Vashti and they fell in love and ...
Sep 15, 2021 · Kings Xerxes was a prideful man who showed off his wealth and greatness for 180 days. After the celebrations, he threw a feast for a week. There was glamour and a lot of drinking there ( Esther 1: ...
