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Who Was Esther in the Bible?
The short version, the key verse, and three quiz questions to check what you remember.
Esther was the Jewish queen who saved her people.
Esther, raised by her cousin Mordecai, became queen of Persia. When Haman plotted to destroy the Jews, Mordecai urged her to act, saying she may have come to the kingdom “for such a time as this.” She risked her life by going to the king, and her people were saved, remembered at the feast of Purim.
Key verse
For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?Esther 4:14 (KJV)
Where to read about Esther
Esther 1–10
Quick quiz
1. Who raised Esther?
Her cousin Mordecai.
2. Who plotted against the Jews?
Haman.
3. Which feast remembers Esther’s story?
Purim.
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