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The Vashti of Midrash Esther Rabbah is noble, passionate and politically savvy. She recognizes her terrible position in the face of Ahasuerus’s coup. She appeals to the last corroded fragments of the king’s soul: his sense of masculinity, his own political savvy and, lastly, an appeal to his humanity and his love for her. All is in vain.
Mar 17, 2019 · Vashti was so impressed by what Mordecai and Hadassah had told her, that she began studying Torah with them and later with other Jewish teachers. After a year of study, Vashti decided to become ...
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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.
Sep 10, 2021 · A young Jewish woman, Esther, outshined all the rest. “So he [the king] set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti” ( Esther 2:17 ). Soon after Esther was crowned, an upheaval in the kingdom began. Haman, the king’s right-hand man, hated the Jewish people. No one knew Esther was Jewish.
Feb 18, 2021 · Feb 18, 2021• 14 min read. Originally published in Esther in America, pps. 105-115. Vashti, Ahasuerus’ first queen, is among the most enigmatic characters in the Book of Esther. While the king revels with his subjects for some six months, he commands Vashti to appear before him “to display her beauty to the peoples and the officials ...
The Babylonian Rabbis tend to cast Vashti in an extremely negative light, as wicked, a Jew-hater, and wanton. They comment on Esth. 1:9: “In addition, Queen Vashti gave a banquet for women, in the royal palace of King Ahasuerus” that Vashti held her banquet in the royal palace of King Ahasuerus, a place meant for men, and not in the natural venue for such an event, the harem.
Dec 11, 2023 · Conclusion. Vashti is an important character in the Bible. She was a Jewish queen who appears in the book of Esther. The story of Vashti tells of how her husband, King Ahasuerus of Persia, chooses Queen Esther to replace her. The story highlights the faithfulness of Vashti and the courage of Esther. According to the Book of Esther, King ...
