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Esther (Hadassah)

Jewish orphan, cousin and ward of Mordecai, made queen of Ahasuerus (Xerxes) in Tebeth of his seventh year (Esth 2:7, 16–17). Not named in Greek sources, which call Xerxes's wife Amestris.

Kingdom: Achaemenid Persian Empire

Names and aliases

Reign

No reign recorded.

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Researched events

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Name occurrences (search leads)

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Hadassah (1): Esther 2:7