Esther
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title:
Esther
text:
Esther, 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. His grand vizier Haman is offended by Esther's cousin and guardian Mordecai because of his refusal to bow before him; bowing in front of another person was a prominent gesture of respect in Persian society, but deemed unacceptable by Mordecai, who believes
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Biblical Jewish queen of Persia and Medes
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther
date created:
2001-10-07T03:07:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T20:02:02Z
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