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Esther
Background
  • The book is set in the capital city of the Persian Empire, Susa, east of the promised land and covers a period of about ten years.
    • Main characters
    • Esther
    • Haman – son of Hammedatha the Agagite (King Agag who was supposed to have been killed by King Saul).
    • Mordecai
    • Ahasuerus / Xerxes
      • Persian Empire
      • 492-490 B.C. – Darius makes an effort to conquer Greece
      • 480-479 B.C. – Xerxes starts second Greece campaign
      • The history is primarily from Herodotus’ 440-430 B.C. writiings.
      • Four capital cities: Pasargadae, Babylon, Susa, and Ecbatana
        • The removal of Vashti (Esther 1)
        • The king’s anger was long-lasting. It was about four years before Esther took over as queen.
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