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Ahasuerus ( / əˌhæzjuˈɪərəs / ə-HAZ-ew-EER-əs; Hebrew: אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ, Modern: Aẖashverosh, Tiberian: ʾĂḥašwērōš, commonly Achashverosh; [ a] Koine Greek: Ἀσουήρος, romanized : Asouḗros, in the Septuagint; Latin: Assuerus in the Vulgate) is a name applied in the Hebrew Bible to three rulers of Ancient Persia and to a Babylonian official (or Medi...
Jul 19, 2024 · Ahasuerus, a royal Persian name occurring throughout the Old Testament. Immediately preceding Artaxerxes I in the line of Persian kings, Ahasuerus is evidently to be identified with Xerxes. The name appears in Ezra 4:6, the Book of Esther, and other religious texts.
Ahasuerus, the Persian king of the Book of Esther, being identified by the rabbis with the one mentioned in Dan. ix. 1 as father of Darius, king of Media, and with the one mentioned in Ezra, iv. 6, is counted as one of the three kings of Biblical history who ruled over the entire globe, the other two being Ahab and Nebuchadnezzar (Meg. 11a; Targ.
Dec 28, 2022 · But upon further investigation, the Bible mentions several men called Ahasuerus (or Xerxes, in Greek translations). Based on the description, Ahasuerus had more than just one man. We’ll uncover who Ahersuerus was in the Bible and why he plays an important role in the overarching narrative.
Ahasuerus ( lion-king ), the name of one Median and two Persian kings mentioned in the Old Testament. In ( Daniel 9:1 ) Ahasuerus is said to be the father of Darius the Mede.
Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) was the firstborn son of Darius I and the grandson of Cyrus the Great through his mother Atossa, Cyrus’s daughter. This line is also called the Achaemenid dynasty. The Persian Empire lasted more than 200 years, ending in 330 BC when it fell to Alexander the Great.
Ahasuerus ( Achashverosh) was the king of Persia and Medea during the Babylonian exile. Convinced by his evil prime minister, Haman, to have all the Jews in his empire killed, he changed his mind after being petitioned by his queen, Esther, who was secretly Jewish.