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Sep 10, 2021 · From the citadel of Susa, a Persian king by the name of Xerxes (or Ahasuerus) ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush. 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.
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 Book of Esther, a book included within the Tanakh and the Old Testament which is read on the Jewish holiday of Purim.
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Queen Vashti came from royalty. According Jewish sources, Queen Vashti was the great-granddaughter of King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon and the daughter of King Belshazzar. Whatever the case, for her to become queen, she must have been born into an aristocratic family. In those days, many marriages were done for political and economic reasons.
Feb 25, 2021 · By Laura Paull, j. The Jewish News of Northern California Anna Solomon’s third novel, The Book of V., follows several women in different time periods whose lives offer interpretive windows into the biblical stories of Esther and Vashti. One character is Lily Rubenstein, a young wife and mother in contemporary
Sep 15, 2021 · Vashti was King Xerxes’ first wife. She was the queen of Persia. The question is, was Vashti actually the victim in Esther’s story? Who Was Vashti in the Bible? King Xerxes was a powerful...
Jun 23, 2021 · In order to replace her as queen, Esther must be what Vashti was not: obedient to the king’s wishes. Esther is portrayed as docile and submissive as she is taken into the king’s harem before being made queen. But in the end, Esther like Vashti, also defies the king’s law.
Oct 6, 2021 · Why Is Vashti Important in Esther’s Story? Without the bold and courageous decision of Vashti choosing not to be presented as an object of lust, Esther would not have become queen and taken her place in history. Esther was a young orphan who became the Persian queen.
