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King James Version. 1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) 2 That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
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The Book of Esther. The Book of Esther tells a story of the...
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18 Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and...
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- Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
- That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
- In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him
- When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
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This summary of the book of Esther provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Esther.
Although we do not know who wrote the book of Esther, from internal evidence it is possible to make some inferences about the author and the date of composition. It is clear that the author was a Jew, both from his emphasis on the origin of a Jewish festival and from the Jewish nationalism that permeates the story. The author's knowledge of Persian...
The author's central purpose was to record the institution of the annual festival of Purim and to keep alive for later generations the memory of the great deliverance of the Jewish people during the reign of Xerxes. The book accounts for both the initiation of that observance and the obligation for its perpetual commemoration (see 3:7; 9:26-32; see...
The Feasts of Xerxes (1:1;2:18)The Feasts of Esther (2:19;7:10)The Feasts of Purim (chs. 8-10)Read the book of Esther in the King James Version online. Learn about the author, date, theme, literary features, and outline of this biblical story of God's deliverance of his people from Haman's plot.
Read the full text of the book of Esther in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible. Learn about the story of Esther, a Jewish woman who became queen of Persia and saved her people from destruction.
fol. 7. F. \\INTRODUCTION TO ESTHER 1\\. This chapter relates, how that Ahasuerus, a great king of Persia, made a feast, first for the grandees of his kingdom, and then for his people, as his queen did for the women, Es 1:1-9, who being sent for by him, and she refusing to come, was, by the advice of one of his counsellors, divorced from him ...
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