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  2. Sep 10, 2021 · Who Was Vashti in the Bible? 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.

  3. Queen Vashti is mentioned only once in the Bible. She is often an overlooked woman in the Scripture because her story is attached to that of Esther whose story overshadows Vashti’s. Yet, Vashti’s story holds some powerful, practical life lessons for women.

  4. Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. Vashti in the Bible was the wife of King Xerxes (or Ahasuerus in many translations). King Xerxes and Queen Vashti of Persia figure in the story of Esther, a beautiful Jewish girl living in Ahasuerus’ kingdom, and her cousin, Mordecai, who had raised her after the death of her parents.

  5. Feb 7, 2019 · Judaism. By Ariela Pelaia. Updated on February 07, 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.

  6. VASHTI, Bible woman, born to power & privilege but married to a fool. Would this proud, tragic woman obey his dangerous command, or behave as a queen should?

  7. Vashti: The Forgotten Queen of Persia. The rabbis imagined the Bible's Vashti as both evil villain and tragic heroine. By Shira Eliaser

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › VashtiVashti - Wikipedia

    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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