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Esther

Esther (Old Testament • 10 Chapters): Esther (Old Testament, 10 chapters). Key figures: Jair , Shimei , Kish , Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Judah . Key places: India , Ethiopia , Persia , Media , Tarshish , Jair . Opens with: "Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia , over an hundred and seven and..." Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Babylonian Captivity & Post-Exilic Return—In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah , including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel , Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Jannai (Generation 69 • Messianic Line • Child of Joseph ): Jannai is a biblical figure in Generation 69 of the Messianic Line , child of Joseph , parent of Melchi . ( Luke 3:24 ) (mentioned in Luke 3 ) Maath (Generation 62 • Messianic Line • Child of Mattathias ): Maath is a biblical figure in Generation 62 of the Messianic Line, child of Mattathias , parent of Naggai . ( Luke 3:26 ) (mentioned in Luke 3 ) Melchi (Generation 70 • Messianic Line • Child of Jannai): Melchi is a biblical figure in Generation 70 of the Messianic Line, child of Jannai, parent of Levi . ( Luke 3:24 ) (mentioned in Luke 3 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Zanoah 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:56 .) Zanoah 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:34 , Neh 3:13 , Neh 11:30 .) Wildgoats' Rocks (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 24:2 (identified with Engedi ).) Madmenah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 10:31 (identified with Gebim ).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Persian Lamassu (Gate of All Nations) — Colossal carved limestone winged human-headed bull (Lamassu) guarding the Gate of All Nations built by King Xerxes I (biblical Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther and Ezra 4:6 ) at Persepolis, exemplifying the imperial Achaemenid court architecture of Esther , Ezra , and Nehemiah .

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Esther 4:12 : "And they told to Mordecai Esther 's words."; Esther 4:15 : "Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,"; Esther 4:9 : "And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.". Related canonical books and chapters: Esther (Old Testament • 10 Chapters), The Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther, which are found neiither in the Hebrew, nor in the Chaldee ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 0 Chapters), Esther 4 (Esther • Chapter 4 (17 verses)).

Topics, People & Places (36)

Esther

99% Old Testament

Old Testament • 10 Chapters

Esther (Old Testament, 10 chapters). Key figures: Jair , Shimei , Kish , Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Judah . Key places: India , Ethiopia , Persia , Media , Tarshish , Jair . Opens with: "Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia , over an hundred and seven and..."

The Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther, which are found neiither in the Hebrew, nor in the Chaldee

99% Apocrypha

Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 0 Chapters

The Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther, which are found neiither in the Hebrew, nor in the Chaldee ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 0 chapters).

Esther 4

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Esther • Chapter 4 (17 verses)

When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sac...

Esther 8

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Esther • Chapter 8 (17 verses)

On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her. And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set ... Mentions: India , Ethiopia .

Esther 7

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Esther • Chapter 7 (10 verses)

So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the...

Esther 5

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Esther • Chapter 5 (14 verses)

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. And it was so, when the king...

Esther 9

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Esther • Chapter 9 (32 verses)

Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that th...

Esther 2

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Esther • Chapter 2 (23 verses)

After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: And let the king appoint ... Mentions: Jair , Shimei , Kish , Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Judah , Jerusalem , Babylon .

Esther 10

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Esther • Chapter 10 (3 verses)

And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea. And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings o... Mentions: Media , Persia .

Esther 1

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Esther • Chapter 1 (22 verses)

Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia , over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, In the th... Mentions: India , Ethiopia , Persia , Media , Tarshish .

Esther 3

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Esther • Chapter 3 (15 verses)

After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him. And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commande...

Esther 6

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Esther • Chapter 6 (14 verses)

On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sough...

Persian Lamassu (Gate of All Nations)

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Interactive 3D Royal Portal Guardian • Esther 1 & Ezra 4:6

Colossal carved limestone winged human-headed bull (Lamassu) guarding the Gate of All Nations built by King Xerxes I (biblical Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther and Ezra 4:6 ) at Persepolis, exemplifying the imperial Achaemenid court architecture of Esther , Ezra , and Nehemiah .

Ester Map

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Interactive Book Map • Esther

Geographic map plotting ancient cities, rivers, mountains, and events recorded across the Book of Esther .

Babylonian Captivity & Post-Exilic Return

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Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah , including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel , Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem .

Zanoah 2

78% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 31.367°N, 35.000°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:56 .

Zanoah 1

73% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 31.717°N, 35.000°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:34 , Neh 3:13 , Neh 11:30 .

Wildgoats' Rocks

64% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Engedi • 31.462°N, 35.392°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 24:2 (identified with Engedi ).

Jannai

62% Messianic Line

Generation 69 • Messianic Line • Child of Joseph

Jannai is a biblical figure in Generation 69 of the Messianic Line , child of Joseph , parent of Melchi . ( Luke 3:24 )

Maath

58% Messianic Line

Generation 62 • Messianic Line • Child of Mattathias

Maath is a biblical figure in Generation 62 of the Messianic Line , child of Mattathias , parent of Naggai . ( Luke 3:26 )

Madmenah

58% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Gebim • 31.800°N, 35.250°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 10:31 (identified with Gebim ).

Tel-melah

57% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Calneh • 32.127°N, 45.230°E

from tyndale. Referenced in Ezra 2:59 , Neh 7:61 .

ὀφείλημα

opheilema (opheílēma) [of-i'-lay-mah]

G3783 Greek noun neuter 2x

that which is owed, a debt

Primary meaning: that which is owed, a debt. Strong's: something owed, i.e. (figuratively) a due; morally, a fault. Lexical nuances: that which is owed , a debt : Ro 4:4 ; metaph. (as Aram. חוֺבָא , חוֺב ), of sin as a debt, Mt 6:12 .†

Derivation: from (the alternate of) G3784 (ὀφείλω);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H4859

Themes:

hamartiology sin-debt

Key Scripture Passages:

ROM.4.4 MAT.6.12

Judea

54% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

region. Referenced in Ezra 9:9 , Matt 2:1 , Matt 2:5 , Matt 2:22 , Matt 3:1 .

Melchi

54% Messianic Line

Generation 70 • Messianic Line • Child of Jannai

Melchi is a biblical figure in Generation 70 of the Messianic Line , child of Jannai , parent of Levi . ( Luke 3:24 )

South

54% Place

Biblical Place • Ancient Near East

Ancient biblical location referenced in Zech 7:7 , Matt 12:42 , Luke 11:31 .

Luke 1:1

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Luke Chapter 1, Verse 1

Scripture passage in Luke 1:1

Zalmon

53% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Mount Ebal • 32.233°N, 35.273°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Ps 68:14 (identified with Mount Ebal ).

Tel-harsha

52% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Calneh • 32.127°N, 45.230°E

near the sea. Referenced in Ezra 2:59 , Neh 7:61 .

Luke 2:7

51% Verse

Luke Chapter 2, Verse 7

Scripture passage in Luke 2:7

Luke 2:4

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Luke Chapter 2, Verse 4

Scripture passage in Luke 2:4

Ezion-geber

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Biblical Place • 29.758°N, 35.031°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:35 , Num 33:36 , Deut 2:8 , 1 Kgs 9:26 , 1 Kgs 22:48 , 2 Chr 8:17 .

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Papyrus 46 (Chester Beatty II) — Pauline Epistles Facsimile

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PDF • facsimiles

Photographic edition of the earliest extant manuscript of Paul's letters, including Hebrews and Romans .

Chester Beatty / Biblical Papyri Series • Internet Archive / Chester Beatty Library Public Domain Mark 1.0

Tel-abib

49% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • Calneh • 32.127°N, 45.230°E

?; from Arch. Enc. of Holy Land. Referenced in Ezek 3:15 .

Luke 1:28

46% Verse

Luke Chapter 1, Verse 28

Scripture passage in Luke 1:28

Luke 4:31

45% Verse

Luke Chapter 4, Verse 31

Scripture passage in Luke 4:31

Scripture Passages (24)

Esther 4:12 (KJV)

Esther 4 KJV

And they told to Mordecai Esther 's words.

Esther 4:15 (KJV)

Esther 4 KJV

Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,

Esther 4:9 (KJV)

Esther 4 KJV

And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

Esther 4:10 (KJV)

Esther 4 KJV

Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;

Esther 5:7 (KJV)

Esther 5 KJV

Then answered Esther , and said, My petition and my request is;

Esther 9:7 (KJV)

KJV

And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

Esther 9:8 (KJV)

KJV

And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

Esther 7:1 (KJV)

Esther 7 KJV

So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.

Esther 8:4 (KJV)

Esther 8 KJV

Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther . So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

Esther 9:9 (KJV)

KJV

And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,

Esther 4:17 (KJV)

Esther 4 KJV

So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.

Esther 2:22 (KJV)

KJV

And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name.

Esther 9:32 (KJV)

KJV

And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.

Esther 8:16 (KJV)

Esther 8 KJV

The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

Esther 2:10 (KJV)

KJV

Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.

Esther 7:6 (KJV)

Esther 7 KJV

And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

Esther 9:6 (KJV)

KJV

And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

Esther 5:5 (KJV)

Esther 5 KJV

Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

Esther 6:7 (KJV)

KJV

And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,

Esther 2:20 (KJV)

KJV

Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.

Esther 9:29 (KJV)

KJV

Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.

Esther 2:11 (KJV)

KJV

And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.

Esther 4:13 (KJV)

Esther 4 KJV

Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther , Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.

Esther 8:1 (KJV)

Esther 8 KJV

On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.

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Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

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Scripture Passages (24)

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