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5 days ago · The story of the Book of Esther as it appears in the Hebrew Bible is as follows: Ahasuerus, king of Persia, wants his wife Vashti to show off her beauty before his guests. She refuses. Ahasuerus' servants hold an ancient version of "The Bachelor," bringing the most beautiful women of the kingdom.
4 days ago · Mar 24, 2024. At the very core of the Jewish holiday of Purim lies the Book of Esther, which tells they story of how two Jews, Mordechai and Esther, who ascended in the ancient Persian court of Ahasuerus, saved the Jews from genocide by the evil prime minister Haman. The Odd History of Purim. Why do Jews dress up for the Purim holiday?
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4 days ago · March 24 this year is the Jewish holiday of Purim and time to read the book of Esther —about the failed plan of the minister Haman in ancient Persia to murder all the Jews by manipulating the...
4 days ago · Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Gilad Erdan, marked the Jewish feast of Purim by reminding the Iranians and all Israel’s enemies of how powerfully God saved the Jewish people in ancient Persia.
2 days ago · His reign of Persia began in 486 BC and he was followed by Artaxerxes I. According to the Book of Esther, Xerxes divorced his wife, Vashti, because she refused to appear when summoned. He took Esther from his harem and made her queen in Vashti's stead.
4 days ago · These protected caravanserais ensured that in the years following the fall of the Persian Empire the road continued to be used by merchants and traders crossing the route. The wise men would have had to simply follow one or the other great roads (Royal Road/Silk Road), and then travel to Jerusalem via the King’s Highway.
4 days ago · Ahasuerus: Was it Xerxes I or Artaxerxes I?