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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 ...
Haman Begging the Mercy of Esther, by Rembrandt. Haman (Hebrew: הָמָן Hāmān; also known as Haman the Agagite) is the main antagonist in the Book of Esther, who according to the Hebrew Bible was an official in the court of the Persian empire under King Ahasuerus, commonly identified as Xerxes I (died 465 BCE) but traditionally equated with Artaxerxes I or Artaxerxes II. [1]
The subject is an episode from chapters 5-7 of the Book of Esther in the Old Testament. Haman, councillor to the king Ahasuerus, proposed to hang Mordechai for not paying him respect by standing as he entered the room or by greeting him, and the entire Jewish nation as revenge for their pride.
In the Biblical story, the covertly Jewish Queen Esther comes up with a crafty plan to help save her people from Haman, an advisor to her husband, King Achashverosh.
Mordecai (adoptive father) Esther , [ a ] 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 ]
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Xerxes was crowned and succeeded his father in October–December 486 BC [21] when he was about 32 years old. [22] The transition of power to Xerxes was smooth, due again in part to the great authority of Atossa [23] [24] and his accession to royal power was not challenged by any person at court or in the Achaemenian family, or by any subject ...
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