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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.
VASHTI (Heb. וַשְׁתִּי; perhaps "beauty" in Persian), queen of Persia and Media, wife of *Ahasuerus (Xerxes; 485–465 B.C.E.). When King Ahasuerus, in the third year of his reign, held a banquet "for all the people that were found in *Shushan" in the king's gardens, Queen Vashti also held a banquet in the palace.
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.
- The King’s Great Banquet
- But What Sort of Life Would She have?
- Vashti Disobeys Her Drunken Husband
- What Did ‘Showing Off Her Beauty’ Mean?
- Vashti Dishonoured and Disgraced
To be considered for the position of queen, Vashti (circa 475 B.C.) must have been a member of one of the powerful and aristocratic families in the Persian empire. She was probably designated from birth as being a suitable wife for the emperor Ahasuerus, so she grew up very sure of her own status and was trained as a possible future queen.
It may sound glamorous, but the harem of an ancient Middle Eastern king was a dangerous place to live.There were hundreds of other wives, all hungry for power and the king’s favour. What is more, Ahasuerus’ court seems to have been riven by power struggles, and it was one of those that led to her disgrace. At some stage in his reign Ahasuerus held ...
As was the custom, the wives dined separately, with Vashti as their hostess. This was how things were done at the time. It allowed the men licence to get drunk and do as they pleased, without the wives having to witness the foolishness of their husbands. On the last day of the banquet, when the men were well and truly drunk, Ahasuerus and some of h...
Just what ‘showing off her beauty’ meant is unclear. Some scholars suggest it meant that she should be naked, but this is probably wishful thinking on the part of the scholars. It probably meant she should appear with her face uncovered, in the richly embroidered clothes and extraordinary jewels she owned: ‘in all her glory’. Vashti, high-born, pow...
Ahasuerus was publicly humiliated. There, before all his most important subjects, he was confronted by a disobedient wife. There was only one course of action open to him: he had to repudiate Vashti. This meant dishonour and disgrace for her. We do not know her exact fate, but at best she would have been demoted from her lofty position and relegate...
Queen Vashti: Mystery Woman of the Megillah. 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.
Jun 4, 2024 · Queen Vashti was the wife of King Ahasuerus, also known as Xerxes I, who ruled the Persian Empire from 486 to 465 BCE. Her name, Vashti, means "beautiful" or "best" in Persian, reflecting her renowned beauty.
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Vashti was a noble queen and a vicious antisemite; a traditional Persian princess and a proto-feminist agitator. Perhaps she was equally at home in sweeping ball gowns and low-rise comfy pants , and perhaps she was so in touch with her inner beauty that she would have walked the runway wearing nothing at all.
