Esther, Book of — ▪ Old Testament Old Testament book that belongs to the third section of the Judaic biblical canon, known as the Ketuvim, or “Writings.” In the Jewish Bible, Esther follows Ecclesiastes and Lamentations and is read on the festival of Purim (q.v.) … Universalium
Esther, book of — The seventeenth book of the OT in the traditional English order. Harem politics, antisemitism, and an audacious Jewish heroine combine to make this story from the later Persian period (early 4th cent. BCE) full of suspense as it unfolds. The… … Dictionary of the Bible
Book of Esther — Hebrew Bible Tanakh … Wikipedia
Esther — • Queen of Persia and wife of Assuerus, who is identified with Xerxes (485 465 B.C.) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Esther Esther … Catholic encyclopedia
ESTHER — (Heb. אֶסְתֵּר), daughter of Abihail, an exile at susa , and heroine of the Book of Esther. The name Esther is probably from Old Persian star (well attested in the later Persian dialects), with the same meaning as English star. She is once called … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Esther Hicks — Esther and Jerry Hicks in 2007 Born March 5th 1948 Residence San Antonio, Texas Other names … Wikipedia
Esther Vilar — (born September 16, 1935) is a German writer born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She wrote the book The Manipulated Man (1971) and its follow up The polygamous sex (1976). She trained and practised as a medical doctor originally. The Manipulated Man … Wikipedia
ESTHER — (pseudonym of Malkah Lifschitz, whose names by marriage were Frumkin and Wichmann; 1880–1943), communist leader, writer, and educator, born in Minsk; one of the most original women in the Jewish labor movement. She acquired a wide Jewish… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Esther Hunt — (September 4 1751 ndash; February 2 1820) was a pioneer who lived on America s frontier as a wife, a mother and a leader in her Quaker faith. [Specht, Neva Jean (1997), Mixed blessing: trans Appalachian settlement and the Society of Friends, 1780 … Wikipedia
Esther Clark Wright — (1895 1990) was a notable Atlantic Canadian historian who at the end of her life received the Order of Canada for her lifetime contributions to Canadian scholarship. Dr. Wright wrote many published works in relation to her historic and… … Wikipedia
