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A drawing of Vashti from an illustrated scroll of the Book of Esther produced in the city of Ferrara in 1617.From the collections of the National Library of Israel. Vashti (Hebrew: וַשְׁתִּי , romanized: Vaštī; Koinē Greek: Ἀστίν, romanized: Astín; Modern Persian: واشتی, romanized: Vâšti) was a queen of Persia and the first wife of Persian king Ahasuerus in the ...
The Vashti of Midrash Esther Rabbah is noble, passionate and politically savvy. She recognizes her terrible position in the face of Ahasuerus’s coup. She appeals to the last corroded fragments of the king’s soul: his sense of masculinity, his own political savvy and, lastly, an appeal to his humanity and his love for her. All is in vain.
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Vashti prepared a feast for women in the "royal house," where she served them with sweetmeats and other delicacies palatable to women; and she selected as the place of the banquet the royal chamber of Ahasuerus, where she might exhibit the artistic paintings which, according to R. Abin, women prefer to see to eating fattened birds (Yalḳ., ii ...
When the wine entered the heart of Ahasuerus, he wished to act in this manner with Vashti the queen. She was the daughter of a king, and she was not willing to do this. He decreed concerning her, and she was slain. When the wine had passed from the heart of Ahasuerus, he sought after Vashti, but he did not find her.
4 days ago · Quick Reference. Persian queen, wife of King Ahasuerus. The story of Vashti, as told in the book of Esther (1: 9–22), relates how the king, while in his cups, orders Vashti to appear before the assembled nobles wearing her royal crown in order to display her charms to them. (The Talmudic Rabbis embellish the tale by understanding the king's ...
Wasti ( Ibrani: וַשְׁתִּי, Vashti, Bahasa Yunani Koine: Αστιν Astin) adalah Ratu Persia dan istri pertama dari Raja Persia Ahasuerus dalam Kitab Ester, sebuah kitab dalam Tanakh ( Alkitab Ibrani) dan dibacakan pada hari raya Yahudi Purim. Ia digulingkan karena menolak untuk tampil di makan malam raja untuk menunjukkan ...
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