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The Persian king in Esther — threw massive parties and made impulsive decisions
Also known as Xerxes
Identified with Xerxes I of Persia (486-465 BC), attested in Persian royal inscriptions at Persepolis and by Herodotus (Histories, Book 7)
The king who deposed Queen Vashti for refusing to parade before his drunk guests, then held a beauty contest to find a new queen — enter Esther (Esther 1-2). He unknowingly approved Haman's genocide plot against the Jews, then reversed it when Esther revealed her identity. Generally portrayed as easily manipulated but capable of doing the right thing when confronted.
A Jewish orphan girl won a kingdom-wide beauty competition and became queen of Persia without anyone knowing she was Jewish
Esther Saves Her PeopleExile & ReturnEsther risked her life walking into the king's court uninvited and completely reversed the genocide plot
Haman's Plot to Destroy the JewsExile & ReturnOne guy got so mad that Mordecai wouldn't bow to him that he tried to genocide an entire people group
2 chapters across 2 books
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