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  2. Esther - Wikipedia

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    Esther. Esther, [a] originally Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. According to the biblical narrative, which is set in the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus falls in love with Esther and marries her. [1] His grand vizier Haman is offended by Esther's cousin and guardian Mordecai because of ...

  3. Book of Esther - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Esther is a 2013 movie starring Jen Lilley as Queen Esther and Joel Smallbone as King Xerxes. 2015 Book Angela Hunt Hunt, Angela "Esther: Royal Beauty" (A Dangerous Beauty Novel) (2015) 2016 Book Rebecca Kanner Kanner, Rebecca, "Esther" (2016) 2011 Book Joan Wolf Wolf, Joan,"A Reluctant Queen: The Love Story of Esther" (2011) 2011

  4. Life of Esther - Wikipedia

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    Life of Esther or Scenes from the Story of Esther is the title of a series of six panel paintings by Sandro Botticelli and Filippino Lippi, showing scenes from the story of Esther and produced in the 1470s. They originally decorated the sides of a pair of cassoni or marriage chests, the two long panels on the fronts, and the smaller ones on the ...

  5. Vashti - Wikipedia

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    A radio production called Vashti, Queen of Queens, "based on the first six verses of the Book of Esther", was produced at KPFA and broadcast on Pacifica Radio in 1964. Vashti is the name of the main character in the 2003 children's book, The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds. Vashti is the name of Stamp Paid's wife in Toni Morrison's 1987 novel Beloved.

  6. Purim - Wikipedia

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    Purim ( / ˈpʊərɪm /; פּוּרִים ‎ Pūrīm ⓘ, lit. ' lots '; see Name below) is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from annihilation at the hands of an official of the Achaemenid Empire named Haman, as it is recounted in the Book of Esther (usually dated to the 5th century BCE).

  7. One Night with the King - Wikipedia

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    One Night with the King is a dramatization of the Biblical story of Esther, who risked her life by approaching the King of Persia to request that he save the Jewish people. Despite being a critical and commercial failure , it received a 2007 CAMIE Award for Goss' portrayal of King Xerxes .

  8. Ghost of Queen Esther - Wikipedia

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    The story goes that after learning of the death of her son due to a violent argument between him and a drunken townsman, Queen Esther ordered the raid of a nearby farm as revenge for her loss. The exact number of victims killed in the raid has been debated but documents report of a man by the name of Arthur Van Rossum and his wife Janna of ...

  9. The Book of Esther (film) - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Esther is a 2013 American biblical-drama film directed by David A. R. White and starring Jen Lilley as Esther. The film portrays a Jewish girl, Esther, who is chosen as the new queen consort to King Xerxes I of Persia and her efforts to stop evil Lord Haman's plot to exterminate the Jews.

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