Esther
Esther,; |rtl=yes}} }} 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. His grand vizier Haman is offended by Esther's cousin and guardian Mordecai because of his refusal to bow before him; bowing in front of another person was a prominent gesture of respect in Persian society, but deemed unacceptable by Mordecai, who believes that a Jew should only express submissiveness to God. Consequently, Haman plots to have all of Persia's Jews killed, and eventually convinces Ahasuerus to permit him to do so. However, Esther foils the plan by revealing and decrying Haman's plans to Ahasuerus, who then has Haman executed and grants permission to the Jews to take up arms against their enemies; Esther is hailed for her courage and for working to save the Jewish nation from eradication.The Book of Esther's story provides the traditional explanation for Purim, a celebratory Jewish holiday that is observed on the Hebrew date on which Haman's order was to go into effect, which is the day that the Jews killed their enemies after Esther exposed Haman's intentions to her husband. Since the 1890s, several academics have “agreed in seeing [The Book of] Esther as a historicized myth or ritual” and generally concluded that Purim is rooted in a Babylonian or Persian myth or festival—though which one is a subject of discussion. The details of the setting of the story are plausible and may even have some basis in actual events, but there is general agreement among scholars that the book of Esther is a work of fiction.
Two related forms of the Book of Esther exist: a shorter Biblical Hebrew–sourced version found in Jewish and Protestant Bibles, and a longer Koine Greek–sourced version found in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles. Provided by Wikipedia
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3541by Walker, T. L.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1915
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3542by Ledoux, A.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1918
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3543by Lambe, Lawrence M.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1900
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3544Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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3545by Camsell, CharlesContributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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3546Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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3547Published 1914Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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3548by Brown, W. J.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1912
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3549by Brown, W. J.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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3550by Brown, W. J.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1911
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3551by Fernald, Merritt LyndonContributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1899
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3552by Tyrrell, Joseph BurrContributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1898
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3553Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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3554Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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3556by Dioses Larrea, Edson EduardoContributors: “...Otiniano García, Nélida Milly Esther...”
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3557by Vásquez Fabián, Jenyfer AbigailContributors: “...Otiniano García, Nélida Milly Esther...”
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3558by Valdiviezo Avalo, María StephanieContributors: “...Otiniano García, Nélida Milly Esther...”
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3559by Alva Florián, RaúlContributors: “...Otiniano García, Nélida Milly Esther...”
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