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/ˈɛstər/
hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר, Modern Ester, Tiberian ʼEstēr),
born hadassah
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*esther is the ‘eponymous heroine’ of the “book of esther”*
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*according to the ‘hebrew bible’, ‘esther’ was a ‘jewish queen’ of the persian king “ahasuerus”*
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*’ahasuerus’ is traditionally identified with ‘xerxes’ during the time of the ‘achaemenid empire’*
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(…although ‘flavius josephus’ wrote that esther’s ‘king husband’ was xerxes’ son ‘artaxerxes’)
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(her story is the basis for the celebration of “purim” in jewish tradition)
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*SKETCHES*
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