enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Esther (given name) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_(given_name)

    Esther (Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר) is a female given name known from the Jewish queen Esther, eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. According to the Hebrew Bible, queen Esther was born with the name הֲדַסָּה ‎ Hadassah ("Myrtle"). Her name was changed to Esther to hide her identity upon becoming queen of Persia. The three letter ...

  3. Esther - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther

    Esther (/ ˈ ɛ s t ər /; Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר ‎ ʾEstēr), originally Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. According to the biblical narrative, which is set in the Achaemenid Empire , the Persian king Ahasuerus falls in love with Esther and marries her. [ 1 ]

  4. Ahasuerus - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahasuerus

    Esther Before Ahasuerus (1547–48), Tintoretto, Royal Collection.. Ahasuerus (/ ə ˌ h æ z j u ˈ ɪər ə s / ə-HAZ-ew-EER-əs; Hebrew: אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ, Modern: ʾĂḥašverōš, Tiberian: ʾĂḥašwērōš, commonly Achashverosh; [a] Koine Greek: Ἀσουήρος, romanized: Asouḗros, in the Septuagint; Latin: Assuerus in the Vulgate) is a name applied in the Hebrew ...

  5. Book of Esther - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Esther

    The Book of Esther (Hebrew: מְגִלַּת אֶסְתֵּר, romanized: Megillat Ester; Greek: Ἐσθήρ; Latin: Liber Esther), also known in Hebrew as "the Scroll" ("the Megillah"), is a book in the third section (Ketuvim, כְּתוּבִים "Writings") of the Hebrew Bible.

  6. List of women in the Bible - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_women_in_the_Bible

    Name in Hebrew reads שלומית (Shlomit) and is derived from Shalom שלום, meaning "peace". Matthew, Mark [173] [174] Salome #2 – a follower of Jesus present at his crucifixion as well as the empty tomb. Mark [175] Samaritan woman at the well, or Photine is a well known figure from the Gospel of John; Sapphira – Acts [176]

  7. Estee (given name) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estee_(given_name)

    Estee is a diminutive of the name Esther, often used in reference to the Biblical Esther. Gender: Female: Language(s) Hebrew: Origin; Meaning: Star:

  8. Esther in rabbinic literature - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_in_rabbinic_literature

    Esther was the chief character in the Book of Esther. She is counted among the prophetesses of Israel. She is counted among the prophetesses of Israel. Allusions in rabbinic literature to the Biblical story of Esther contain various expansions, elaborations and inferences beyond the text presented in the book of the Bible.

  9. Bigthan and Teresh - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigthan_and_Teresh

    Mordecai rested in the courtyard one day and overheard these two eunuchs plotting to kill the king. He went on to inform the king through Esther, thus thwarting the plot.. The two conspirators were apprehended and impaled on poles, and Mordecai's service to the king was recorded in the royal chronic