Open English Translation EST Introduction

Introduction

This account tells about the life of a young Jewish woman named Ester. These events happened back when King Ahashverosh (more widely known as King Xerxes) ruled over the Paras kingdom. After Queen Vashti was banished for refusing to dance in front the king’s guests at a drinking party, Ester was chosen as the new queen without revealing her Jewish background. But there was a high official called Haman who was offended by Ester’s Jewish guardian and in his anger, determined to annihilate all of the Yehudim from the kingdom. This account reveals how Eter’s courage and her love for her Jewish people leads her to help them and eventually helps to save their lives.

The account also reveals the source of a Jewish feast named ‘Purim’, which to this day is a time when Jewish people celebrate how God saved them from their enemy, Haman.

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