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| | What is Purim? |
 | | In the third year of his reign, King Ahasuerus threw a lavish party, to which he summoned his wife, Queen Vashti, to display her beauty. |
 | | When Vashti refused to obey his command, he had her killed for insubordination. |
 | | Regretting this decision after sobering up, Ahasuerus began a kingdom-wide search for a new queen, adding a member to his harem every night, but not finding a suitable replacement until Esther—a beautiful Jewish girl—was brought before him. |
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