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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 ]
Esther is a play in three acts written in 1689 by the French dramatist, Jean Racine. It was premièred on January 26, 1689, performed by the pupils of the Maison royale de Saint-Louis , an educational institute for young girls of noble birth.
The festival was themed about a fictional “Catholic” saint called "Esterica" who was heavily based upon Queen Esther.During the festival the New Christian women fasted for 3 days as Esther herself, her uncle Mordechai and the Jews of Persia did in the Book of Esther prior to her meeting with King Achashverosh.
There are only three figures in the picture and the banquet is suggested sketchily. Esther lowers her arms apprehensively as she finishes her speech, the king's lips are pursed in anger, and Haman's pose reveals a sense of doom. The distance between the king and his vizier seems enormous, while the king and queen form a united pair. [1]
Esther Before Ahasuerus is a large painting of 1546–47 by the Venetian painter Tintoretto showing a scene from the Greek addition to the Book of Esther, in which Queen Esther faints during a bold intervention with her husband King Ahasuerus of Persia. In oil on canvas, it measures 207.7 by 275.5 centimetres (81.8 in × 108.5 in).
Queen Esther of Pennsylvania was a Native American woman belonging to the Iroquois in the mid-18th century. Her village consisted of over five hundred citizens and was located between the towns of Sayre, Pennsylvania , Athens, Pennsylvania and Waverly, New York .
Queen Esther (painting) T. The Toilette of Esther; The Triumph of Judith with Stories from the Old Testament This page was last edited on 2 May 2024, at 01:03 (UTC ...
Queen Esther may refer to: Esther Montour, Iroquois woman of northeastern Pennsylvania from the mid-1700s; Queen Esther, the biblical character Queen Esther, an 1878 portrait of Esther; Queen Esther Marrow (born 1941), soul and gospel singer; Queen Esther (artist), musician, performer, writer and vocalist