Unbeknownst to either the King or Haman, Ahasuerus’s new Queen Esther was a Jew and therefore marked for death. Additionally, Mordecai—the man who had so enraged Haman—was also Esther’s ...
Only two books in the Bible, Esther and Ruth ... The king, who is angry at his wife, picks Esther as his new queen. But she does not reveal she is Jewish. When the king issues an edict to kill ...
When Queen Esther had already visited defeat upon Haman—the Hitler ... Rather, they are, in the words of the Bible, “cut off”: after death, they just . . . disappear. The Protestant theologian Harvey ...
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“Here are your orders from heaven: Be strong, fear not … Your God will come with a vengeance,” Kunneman said, declaring ...
Many of my friends and family were so caught up in this week’s election that it seems that half of them are going to suffer ...
That’s because Chapter Nine of the story, recounted in a book of the Bible called Megillat Esther ... a call for revenge is quelled by a response from Queen Esther: “Blood begets blood ...
Vice President Kamala Harris, in a Pennsylvania Town Hall moderated by Cable News Network’s Anderson Cooper, offered three ...
Fundamentalist Christians have long supported Israel because of their belief that the Jews are God’s “chosen people.” The ...
As The 74 first reported, the state asked Amplify to add some stories from the Bible, like the one on Queen Esther. The ...
While I loved the meaning, I heard the voice of my foster mother in the back of my mind. My promise came back in vivid detail ...
Charismatic 'prophets' have long compared Trump to Bible characters to justify their support for the former president. But ...
Second graders will learn courage through the story of Queen Esther,” Hall posted in September after speaking ... “As a ...