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vash'-ti (washti; Astin; Old Persian "beautiful woman"): The former queen of Xerxes, whom he divorced. On the 7th day of a great feast which the king was giving to the assembled nobles of the empire and others, he commanded the seven chamberlains who served in his presence to bring the queen into the assembly.
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. Both Esther and Mordecai were descendants of Jews ...
Ahasuerus II. The second of the Lion Kings was Ahasuerus II – Cambyses (529 B.C.) This was the Ahasuerus of Ezra 4:6. The enemies of the Jews tried to stop the building of the temple by sending a letter of accusation to Cambyses, Ahasuerus II. He took no action on the matter, probably knowing the true facts of the case, he viewed it as an ...
Feb 18, 2018 · Nothing in this record gives a clear reason for Queen Vashti’s refusal to obey the king’s command. Some have suggested that Ahasuerus intended an immodest display of Queen Vashti’s beauty, but the context provides no evidence to that. The Jewish targums assumed that her motive for refusing to appear was her desire to avoid such a display.
Aug 19, 2023 · Wiki User. ∙ 9y ago. Best Answer. From the king's (Ahasuerus's) point of view, she was chosen as queen because she was the most beautiful and graceful of the women (Esther ch.2). From Mordecai's ...
Sep 15, 2021 · Kings Xerxes was a prideful man who showed off his wealth and greatness for 180 days. After the celebrations, he threw a feast for a week. There was glamour and a lot of drinking there ( Esther 1: ...
1. Xerxes I (Pers. Khshayarsha, the basis for the Heb. form), the son and successor of Darius I (Hystaspes) the Great as king of Persia c. 486-465 b.c. This is the Ahasuerus of Ezra 4:6 and the Book of Esther. The equation of Ahasuerus ( Ezra 4:6) with Xerxes presupposes that vv. 6-23 of that ch. are somewhat parenthetical, providing further ...
