Esther

A-text Achaemenian acropolis acropolis of Susa Adar Additions Agagite Amalekites ancient Aramaic argues Aridai Artaxerxes Artaxerxes II author of Esther Babylonian Bardtke Bible biblical Book of Esther Buch Esther century B.C. certainly Chron Cited court Daniel Darius Dommershausen drinking edict Ehrlich enemies eunuchs Ezra fast festival Gehman Haller Haman Hammedatha harem Haupt Hebrew Hebrew text Hegai Herodotus historical Hoschander Introduction Jewish Jews Josephus Josephus Antiquities XI Joüon Judith King Xerxes King's Gate kingdom letter Literally Lord LXX omits manuscript meaning Megilla Mordecai Mordecai the Jew NOTES passim Old Testament original palace Paton Persepolis Persian empire phrase plunder provinces Ptolemy Purim Queen Esther Qumran reader religious Ringgren royal sackcloth scholars Septuagint story Striedl suggests Susa Talmud Targums thirteenth throne unsummoned verb verse versions viii Vulg Vulgate word WZKM Xerxes Zeresh היהודים המלך