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Esther (Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר, Stanard Ester Tiberian ʾEstēr), born Hadassah, is a woman in the Hebrew Bible, the queen of Ahasuerus (commonly identified with either Xerxes I, Xerxes II, Artaxerxes I or Artaxerxes II), and heroine of the Biblical Book of Esther which is named after her.

Trivia about esther

  • In chapter 2 of the book named for her, she became queen of Persia
  • Hadassah was the Hebrew name of this queen for whom an Old Testament book is named
  • On Purim, the Biblical book named for this queen is read in synagogues
  • Break out the hamantaschen--the apocrypha contains additions to her Old Testament book
  • This biblical book with a female name records the killing of 75,000 Persians by the Jews
  • Ahasuerus liked her better than all the other virgins so he made her queen in place of Vashti
  • Her book tells the story of Purim
  • Also known as Hadassah, this title woman is brought up by her relative Mordecai
  • Hadassah was the Hebrew name of this queen
  • On Purim it's a tradition to read from this Bible book with a woman's name
  • In Picks & Pans we find Ahasuerus rejecting Vashti as his queen, picking this cousin of Mordecai instead
  • Mordecai is the hero of this book
  • Her name is from the Persian for "star"
  • "Then went Haman forth that day... with a glad heart, but when Haman saw Mordecai... he was full of indignation"
  • Hadassah(6)
  • This heroine for whom a Bible book is named was married to King Ahasuerus of Persia

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