Her Hebrew name was Hadassah, "myrtle" (Esther 2:7).
About
Jewish woman and cousin of Mordecai who was chosen as queen of Persia after Queen Vashti was deposed. When Haman plotted to exterminate all Jews in the empire, Mordecai urged her to appeal to the king on behalf of her people. She risked her life entering the king's presence uninvited, saying 'if I perish, I perish.' Her bravery saved the Jewish people. The festival of Purim celebrates this event.
AdversaryHamanOfficial whose plot against the Jews she exposed
Key Scripture AppearancesKJV
Esther 2:7
And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.Esther 2:7, KJV
Esther 2:17
And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.Esther 2:17, KJV
Esther 4:14
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
Esther 5:2
And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.Esther 5:2, KJV
Esther 8:3
And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.Esther 8:3, KJV
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