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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(star). Persian name of
Hadassah
,
Mordecai
’s cousin, who married King
Ahasuerus
, and saved the lives of her countrymen. Her
book
, seventeenth of O. T., tells her story.
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
The Persian name of
Hadassah
,
daughter
of
Abihail
,
son
of
Shimei
, son of
Kish
, a Benjamite. Being an orphan she was brought up by her cousin
Mordecai
. She was fair and beautiful and was thought suitable to be presented to the king.
God
gave her favor in the
eyes
of the royal
household
, and also caused the king to choose her for his
queen
, though she was a captive. The king is called
Ahasuerus
, but he is supposed to have been the
Xerxes
of history.
Mordecai, refusing to
bow
to
Haman
the
Agagite
, roused the
wrath
of the latter, who procured an edict for the
destruction
on a certain
day
of all the Jews in the empire. Esther was hereupon charged by Mordecai to plead with the king for their
deliverance
. She therefore called all the Jews in
Shushan
to
fast
with her
three
days and nights, saying she would go in to the king unbidden, and if she perished she perished. God gave her favor in the eyes of the king and he held out the
scepter
to her. At a
banquet
she told the king that Haman had sold her and her people. The king was enraged, and being told at this moment of the
gallows
on which Haman intended to hang Mordecai (who had been the means of the king’s
life
being saved), orders were at once given to hang Haman thereon. Esther had again to endanger her life by appearing before the king unbidden; but again the king received her graciously and gave her the desired
authority
to rescue the Jews from their threatened calamity: they were allowed to defend themselves when attacked by their enemies.
By a remarkable providence, the king not being able to sleep one
night
, Mordecai had been brought into favor, and he was now exalted to fill the office of Haman. This gave the Jews great advantage, for the provincial rulers all stood in fear of Mordecai. When the appointed day arrived, instead of the Jews being destroyed, they were able, not only to defend themselves, but avenge themselves on their enemies, ending with a day of feasting and gladness. The days of deliverance were appointed by Esther and Mordecai as an annual festival. See ESTHER,
BOOK
OF.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
635
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
’Ecter
Phonic:
es-tare’
Meaning:
of Persian derivation; Ester, the Jewish heroine
KJV Usage:
Esther
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
I will be hidden
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
A green myrtle; star; happiness:―a beautiful Jewish maiden [HADASSAH], Esth. 2:8. {Myrtus virens}
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“Study to show thyself approved unto God, … rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
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