History of Esther

	Revision 2 . . October 19, 2001 4:00 am by Alan Millar [wikify]
	Revision 1 . . October 7, 2001 11:07 am by (logged).99.203.xxx [Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- please update as needed]

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Changed: 1,3c1,5

\Esther\ the queen of Ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. She was a Jewess named Hadas'sah (the myrtle), but when

Esther was a woman in the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanach, the queen of Ahasuerus, and heroine of the Book of Esther. She was a Jewess named Hadas'sah (the myrtle), but when

Changed: 6,8c8,12

modification of the Persian word satarah, which means a star. She was the daughter of Abihail, a Benjamite. Her family did not avail themselves of the permission granted by Cyrus to the

modification of the Persian word satarah, which means a star. She was the daughter of Abihail, a Benjamite. Her family did not avail themselves of the permission granted by Cyrus to the

Changed: 11c15,17

king at "Shushan in the palace." Ahasuerus having divorced

king at "Shushan in the palace." Ahasuerus having divorced

Removed: 36d41

Changed: 38c43

Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed

Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed