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Sep 10, 2021 · The Bible doesn’t tell us how long Xerxes' first wife, the beautiful Queen Vashti, sat by his side. But we catch a glimpse of her royal life in the first book of Esther, during her husband’s third year of reign. King Xerxes loved to flaunt the wealth of his kingdom and revel in the splendor and glory of his own majesty.
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Here’s what we know about Vashti from the first chapter of the book of Esther: She was the queen before Esther replaced her, she held a party for other women in the palace, she refused to go to King Achashverosh’s party, and she is banished in order to teach her and others a lesson. That’s it.
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The Jewish Study Bible commentary on Esther 1:19. Vashti refused to appear, and now she may never appear again. While the book is silent about what became of Vashti, many midrashim interpret her punishment as execution.
Feb 7, 2019 · In the biblical Book of Esther, Vashti is the wife of King Ahasuerus, the ruler of Persia. Who Was Vashti? According to the midrash , Vashti (ושתי) was the great-granddaughter of King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon and the daughter of King Belshazzar, making her a Babylonian.
When Queen Vashti famously refused to dance at the king’s wine party, she precipitated a scandal in the royal court of Persia. Yet the text of the Megillah — the Book of Esther — does not tell us her fate.
Queen Vashti: A 3-Act Story. Vashti “on one foot”: Vashti was the first wife of King Achashveirosh \ Ahashuerus in Megillat Esther (“the Megillah”) which we read on Purim. Context: This is the 1879 painting "Vashti Refuses the King's Summons", by the English painter Edwin Long.
