Scripture Encyclopedia

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Ahasuerus Ahasuerus / Xerxes I Ahasuerus was the powerful king of Persia who made Esther his queen — and whose decisions shaped the fate of the Jewish people throughout the empire.

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Esther, queen of Persia Esther / Hadassah The Jewish queen who risked her life to help save her people from destruction in the Persian Empire.

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Haman Haman / Haman the Agagite Haman was the chief official of the Persian king Ahasuerus who plotted to destroy every Jewish person in the empire — and was ultimately destroyed by his own scheme.

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Job Job Job was a righteous man from the land of Uz who endured devastating suffering and loss — yet refused to abandon his faith in God, becoming one of scripture's most powerful examples of trust in the face of unanswerable pain. Job's Wife Job's Wife Job's wife shared every loss her husband endured — children, wealth, and security — and stood beside him through his long ordeal until their family was restored. Her one recorded line in scripture is often misunderstood, but her full story is one of grief, endurance, and renewal.

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Mordecai Mordecai Mordecai was a Jewish man living in Persia who raised his orphaned cousin Esther and helped her save their people from destruction — all while refusing to bow to a wicked official named Haman.

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Vashti Vashti Vashti was the queen of Persia before Esther — a woman whose single act of refusal set the entire story of Esther in motion.
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