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	Daily Bible Study - Esther
		The Book Of Esther (see also By The Book) is the story of how a young orphaned Israelite girl from the tribe of Benjamin (Esther 2:5-7) rose from being a former prisoner-exile to Queen of Persia.
		When orphaned at a young age, Esther was raised by her older cousin, Mordecai, who worked in the household of the Persian king (Esther 2:5-7).
		Esther's role in the saving of the Jewish people came after Haman the Agagite, in effect the prime minister of Persia, managed to get a royal decree to kill all of the Jews throughout the Persian empire, which would then have included those who had returned to Jerusalem.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2002/estherb.htm (497 words)

	Esther - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Esther can also be understood to mean "hidden" in Hebrew, and her name is interpreted thus in Midrash, where it is told that Esther hid her nationality and lineage as Mordecai had advised.
		Esther was the daughter of Abihail, a Benjamite.
		Esther appears in the Bible as a woman of deep piety, faith, courage, patriotism, and caution, combined with resolution; a dutiful daughter to her adopted father, docile and obedient to his counsels, and anxious to share the king's favour with him for the good of the Jewish people.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Esther (997 words)

	Esther (Site not responding. Last check: )
		By placing the Esther story in correct chronological position in his history it becomes intertwined with the familiar history of his readers' world and so carries with it the air of historical accuracy, something which, apparently, not all of his countrymen of the time would have agreed with.
		Esther D 15:5); The suggestion is that divine favor is upon her and may protect her.
		The situation of Esther has a woman with no power but influential in the court paralleled that of Jews living in foreign lands, and for this reason the brave and humble way she attained the security of her people served as a model for their behavior in subsequent generations.
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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Esther
		Mardochai informed Esther of this and begged her to use her influence with the king and thus avert the threatening danger.
		At the second banquet, when the king repeated to Esther his offer to grant her whatever she might ask, she informed him of the plot of Aman which involved the destruction of the whole Jewish people to which she belonged, and pleaded that they should be spared.
		Esther 9:20, 29), it was called by the Jews of Alexandria the "Epistle of Purim".
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05549a.htm (2086 words)

	Esther - NRSV
		(Esther 4) When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went through the city, wailing with a loud and bitter cry; 2 he went up to the entrance of the king's gate, for no one might enter the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
		(Esther 8) On that day King Ahasuerus gave to Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews; and Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told what he was to her.
		(Esther 10) King Ahasuerus laid tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea.
	www.devotions.net /bible/17esther.htm (3191 words)

	Esther, Book of - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
		Referring to Esther, he says that, though the Jews have it in their Canon, "it is more worthy than all" the apocryphal books "of being excluded from the Canon." That repudiation was founded, however, on no historical or critical grounds.
		The events in Esther (which were embraced within a period of a few months) fell in the interval and were connected with neither the first return nor the second.
		The gathering of the nobles of the empire in "the third year of his reign" (Esther 1:3) was plainly the historical assembly in which the Grecian campaign was discussed; and "the seventh year," in which Esther was made queen, was that of his return from Greece.
	www.studylight.org /enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T3215 (3914 words)

	Esther
		Esther is the last of the Megilloth, the five "scrolls" of the Hebrew bible read on five annual holidays: Ruth (Pentecost), Song of Solomon (Passover), Ecclesiastes (Feast of the Booths), Lamentations (Ninth of Ab), and Esther (Purim).
		The date of Esther’s origin is no doubt late, with scholars assigning it to periods ranging from the Persian Period to the Hellenistic Period.
		The humor of the book of Esther has been noted by many scholars and is evident in the opening lines of the book with the lavish setting in the Persian court of Susa and its exaggerated aspects (such as 127 provinces).
	www.stjohnadulted.org /esther.htm (1764 words)

	ESTHER, NRSV HEBREW BIBLE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Esther herself, as a woman, represents the marginal and sometimes precarious status of Diaspora Jew who were obliged to accommodate their lives to an alien environment.
		Esther successfully begs the king for the lives of her people whom Haman has doomed; Haman in vain supplicate Esther for his own life.
		Esther begins as a passive figure notable only for the beauty that gains her entry into the royal citadel and for her obedient nature.
	www.anova.org /sev/htm/hb/17_esther.htm (4491 words)

	Genesis Networks - The Holy Bible (KJV) - Esther
		Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed.
		Esther had not yet showed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.
		And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand.
	www.genesis.net.au /~bible/kjv/esther (4828 words)

	Purim: The Festival of Lots (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Esther, whose Hebrew name is Hadassah, was raised by her uncle Mordechai, an important Jewish religious leader.
		Mordechai tells Esther that it is because of Hamans evil plan that she, a Jewish woman, has become queen and that she must plead with the king to save her people.
		Esther decides to visit the king uninvited, an act punishable by death, and invite the king and Haman to a special banquet.
	www.everythingjewish.com /Purim/Purim_origins.htm (1440 words)

	Moses - Answering the Call - Mighty in Spirit
		When Esther learned of the scheme against the Jews, she made a decision to take the initiative to save her people even if it meant death for herself.
		Esther recognized the danger she might face, but she was willing to die if necessary to save those she loved.
		When Esther became queen, she had no idea she would be given such a large responsibility.
	www.intouch.org /myintouch/mighty/esther_36940028.html (757 words)

	Book of Esther - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Esther is usually dated to the 3rd or 4th century B.C.E. Jewish tradition regards it as a redaction by the Great Assembly of an original text written by Mordecai.
		Marduk is a cousin of Ishtar in Chaldean mythology, as was Mordecai a cousin of Esther.
		Jacob Hoschander (The Book of Esther in the Light of History, Oxford University Press, 1923) has argued that evidence of the historicity of Haman and his father Hamedatha is seen in Omanus and Anadatus mentioned by Strabo as being honoured with Anahita in the city of Zela.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Book_of_Esther (2659 words)

	IVP - Quiet Time Bible Study
		As we read through the events of Esther, we are given a description of what godly character is and what it is not.
		Esther's story presents the last major threat to the Jewish people in the Old Testament period.
		May your study in Esther produce in you a longing for consistent godly character.
	www.ivpress.com /bible/esther (539 words)

	Esther - Biblical people
		Esther (or Ester) was the daughter of Abihail, of the tribe of Benjamin.
		Esther reminded the king that the decree of extermination was still in effect.
		In commemoration of these events, Esther and Mordecai instituted the annual festival of "Purim," which means "throwing dice," taken from the Persian word "Pur." Esther and Mordecai were awarded Haman's estate.
	www.aboutbibleprophecy.com /p150.htm (273 words)

	Welcome to ESTHER
		Esther of the Old Testament was a Godly humble woman who became a Queen and was praised and chosen above all women in her land.
		We look to Esther as an example of a strong, Godly woman who trusted her faith and followed her heart.
		Esther has been formed to make a place where Christian women of all ages can find others who worship God, who trust in Jesus as their Savior, and who love to share their lives and defend our faith.
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	Esther
		Esther’s maidens and her eunuchs came and told her this, and the queen was exceedingly grieved.
		When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand.
		Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and begged him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
	ebible.org /bible/web/Esther.htm (3777 words)

	Esther (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net
		She was a Jewess named Hadas'sah (the myrtle), but when she entered the royal harem she received the name by which she henceforth became known (Esther 2:7).
		By the interposition of Esther, this terrible catastrophe was averted.
		Haman was hanged on the gallows he had intended for Mordecai (Esther 7); and the Jews established an annual feast, the feast of Purim (q.v.), in memory of their wonderful deliverance.
	www.christiananswers.net /dictionary/esther.html (272 words)

	Esther
		In the past (the mid-nineties) Esther was a confusing maze of herd paths.
		It could be that if Esther was nestled within the bosom of all the rest of the High Peaks instead of being set apart from them, it would have more visitors and be better known, but located as it is next to Whiteface Esther comes across as a bit of an afterthought of Mother Nature.
		Views from the summit of Esther are poor due both to its distance from any notable scenery and the trees that obscure a view almost entirely in almost every direction.
	www.adirondackjourney.com /Esther.htm (1914 words)

	Amazon.com: The Bible - Esther: DVD: Louise Lombard,F. Murray Abraham,Jürgen Prochnow,Thomas Kretschmann,Ornella ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The young Jewess Esther, adopted daughter of her uncle Mordecai, is among the girls selected; they are told to beautify themselves in the royal harem and prepare to spend the night with the king.
		The story of Esther is the basis for the Jewish Festival of Purim, which is a grand time for children; it's a time to dress up in costumes and masks, eat sweets, and best of all, twirl one's gragger (noisemaker) whenever Haman's name is mentioned in the reading of the story.
		Esther was not kidnapped; both she and her cousin were prompted to send her to the king though they knew not the purpose at the time.
	www.amazon.com /Bible-Esther-Raffaele-Mertes/dp/B00004VVOY (1867 words)

	The Mausoleum of Esther and Mordecai in Hamadan, Iran
		The Mausoleum of Esther and Mordecai in Hamadan, Iran
		The Tomb of Esther & Mardecai - Hamadan, Iran
		Some believe that the mausoleum is the resting-place of Esther, the Achaemenian Queen and wife of Xerxes (Khashayarshah) and the second tomb belongs to her uncle, Mardocai.
	www.farsinet.com /hamadan/esther.html (428 words)

	USCCB - NAB - Esther - Introduction
		Meanwhile Esther, niece and adopted daughter of Mordecai, is chosen queen by King Xerxes in place of Vashti.
		The event is celebrated with feasting and great joy, and the memory of it is to be perpetuated by the annual observance of the feast of Purim (lots), when the lot of destruction for the Jews was reversed for one of deliverance and triumph by Queen Esther and her uncle Mordecai.
		The Hebrew text of Esther is found in the Hebrew Bible, where it is the last of the five megilloth (scrolls) read on special feasts of the Jewish liturgical year.
	www.usccb.org /nab/bible/esther/intro.htm (816 words)

	Esther
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	Esther: People/Characters of the Bible: Bible Picture Tour
		Esther was the Persian name of HADASSAH, daughter of Abihail, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite.
		Esther was a beautiful Jewish maiden, whose ancestor Kish had been among the captives led away from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar when Jehoiachin was taken captive.
		The means taken by Esther to avert great calamity from her people and her kindred are fully related in the book of Esther.
	www.mustardseed.net /html/peesther.html (91 words)

	ESTHER - Bible MKJV (Site not responding. Last check: )
		15 And when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai who had taken her for his daughter, had come to go in to the king, she asked nothing but what was chosen by Hegai the king's officer, the keeper of the women.
		For Esther obeyed the command of Mordecai as she did when she was brought up with him.
		29 And Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.
	www.mkjvonline.com /mkjv/est.htm (5168 words)

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