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Esther

Esther (/ˈɛstər/; Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר, romanized: ʾEstēr), originally Hadassah (/həˈdɑːsə/; Hebrew: הֲדַסָּה, romanized: Hăḏassā), is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible.

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Born
Hadassah (הֲדַסָּה) Achaemenid Empire
Parent
Abihail (biological father) Mordecai (adoptive father) · Abihail (biological father) · Mordecai (adoptive father)
Spouse(s)
Ahasuerus of Persia (Either one among: • Xerxes I • Artaxerxes I • Artaxerxes II)
Title
Queen of Persia and Medes

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Esther

Nodes90
Edges89
Triples293
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022222
Components1

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related to Further reading · 157
Esther → Aaron, Abraham, Adam, Afro-Asiatic, Ahasuerus, An Introduction, Ancient Jewish Thought, Anti-Judaism, Appendix, Arabia, Araméens, Asad, Authority, Baker Academic, Baker Books, Behnam, Bible, Biblical Book, Biblische Notizen, Book
related to Narrative · 22
Esther → Abihail, According, Beautiful, Benjamite, Even, Exilic Period, Gad, Hegai, In, Jerusalem, Jewish, King Ahasuerus, Kish, Mordecai, Mordecai's, Persia, Queen, She, Susa, The
related to Historicity · 21
Esther → Ahasuerus, Although, Amestris, Babylonian, BCE, Book, Further, However, Ishtar, Jewish, Marduk, Mordecai, One, Persian, Persian Khshayārsha, Persian New Year, Purim, Sara Raup Johnson, Some, The
related to In Christianity · 21
Esther → Although, Apocrypha, BCE, Because, Calendar, Christmas, Eastern Orthodox Church, Esther's, God, Greek, Hebrew, Hebrew Bible, Hebrew Bible's, Lord, Lutheran Church, May, Missouri Synod, Saints, Sunday, The Septuagint
related to Artistic depictions of Esther · 16
Esther → Esther Before Ahasuerus, Esther's, Filippino Lippi, Heilspiegel Altarpiece, In, It, Jews, Konrad Witz, Life, Notable, Royal Collection, Sandro Botticelli, This, Throughout, Tintoretto, Vashti's
related to Name · 12
Esther → Babylonian, CE, English, Greek, Hadassah, Hebrew, Ishtar, Jewishness, Persian, The, This, When
related to Interpretations · 11
Esther → According, African Americans, Daniel, Diaspora, Esther's, Gentile, Jews, Sidnie White Crawford, Susan Zaeske, The Book, Throughout
related to Persian culture · 10
Esther → Esther's Children, Hamadan, Iran, Israel, Kafr Bir'im, Modern, Mordechai, Persian Jews, Queen Esther, Tomb
related to Music · 9
Esther → Cantates, Ester, Frideric Handel, Historia Esther, Jacquet, Jean Racine, La Guerre, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Stradella
related to External links · 4
Esther → Biblical, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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haman king ahasuerus mordecai isbn jews jewish book day esther's story hebrew persian name adar press biblical queen kingdom purim

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
EstherBornHadassah (הֲדַסָּה) Achaemenid Empire1.00infobox
EstherParentAbihail (biological father) Mordecai (adoptive father)1.00infobox
EstherParentAbihail (biological father)1.00infobox
EstherParentMordecai (adoptive father)1.00infobox
EstherSpouse(s)Ahasuerus of Persia (Either one among: • Xerxes I • Artaxerxes I • Artaxerxes II)1.00infobox
EstherTitleQueen of Persia and Medes1.00infobox
Estheris awork of fiction0.90text
Jewsinstance ofhas notably shaped the discourse of marginalized peoples0.80text
womeninstance ofhas notably shaped the discourse of marginalized peoples0.80text
and African Americansinstance ofhas notably shaped the discourse of marginalized peoples0.80text
Estherrelated to Artistic depictions of EstherThroughout0.60section
Estherrelated to Artistic depictions of EstherNotable0.60section

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