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Sep 10, 2021 · Vashti had royal blood—According to one account (there are many) in the midrash, Vashti was the daughter of Belshazzar, the King of Babylon. She was just a child the night her father died from a bizarre accident—a candelabrum fell on him during a dinner party and crushed his skull.
Oct 6, 2021 · Vashti was banished from the kingdom because of her bold choice to disobey her husband. Women were expected to follow the decisions of their husbands and not complain. This was a way of life. When Vashti woke the morning of the banquet, she probably had no idea what the day would bring.
Jan 4, 2022 · According to the Aggadah (or Haggadah), a book of Jewish tradition and folklore, Vashti was the daughter of the Babylonian king Belshazzar. The night that Belshazzar was killed ( Daniel 5 ), Vashti was captured by the conquering Persians and given to Xerxes as a wife.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s The Woman’s Biblecheers, “[Vashti] added new glory to [her] day and generation … by her disobedience; for resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.”. In her short story Vashti and the Angel Gabriel, Rabbi Jill Hammerimagines the angeldiscovering the queen’s deeply spiritual side.
Mar 15, 2013 · King Ahasuerus and his advisers — especially Haman — understood this and that was why they advised the king to depose Vashti immediately.
Ahasuerus spins his personal embarrassment as a political question. He asks his advisers what to do. Vashti’s defiance — a courageous declaration of self-ownership — terrifies the king’s men. They fear that Vashti’s chutzpah will inspire their wives to rebel and disobey. Vashti is banished. Details are sketchy.
Esther 1. Vashti Is Removed From Her Position as Queen. 1 King Xerxes ruled over the 127 territories in his kingdom. They reached from India all the way to Cush. Here is what happened during the time Xerxes ruled over the whole Persian kingdom. 2 He was ruling from his royal throne in the fort of Susa. 3 In the third year of his rule King ...
