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how a Jewish Queen saves her people from a planned anti-Jewish pogrom. |
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Queen Esther
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King Ahasuerus
of Persia hosts a great festival, but when queen Vashti refuses to obey
him, the king seeks a new wife. His new queen is Esther, a beautiful
Jewish woman. A wicked royal official named Haman is offended when
Esther's foster father Mordecai refuses to bow down to him. Haman
plans a massive persecution of the Jews and devises to have Mordecai hanged.
Mordecai, however, is honored by the king for reporting a plot against the
king's life and the wicked Haman is executed instead. Esther then
intercedes on behalf of the Jewish people. The king gives the Jews
the right of self-defense. When the persecution begins, the Jews defeat
their enemies. The festival of Purim commemorates this victory.
Esth
3:7-11 - Pogrom planned
Esth 8:1-14
- Pogrom foiled
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