Well, not totally surprised. Esther’s story has been used as a symbol for centuries, as authors Elizabeth Dias and Ruth ...

Esther Rantzen believed her family history was a story of genteel middle class respectability, but there was one story of a 'black sheep' that had always intrigued her. Her cousin revealed the ...

All her children couldn’t break through ... This aligns with Piesie Esther's story, as she never envisioned traveling outside of Kumasi, the capital of her birthplace, Nsuta Atonsu, given ...

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 ...

Ahasuerus is the Aramaic form of Xerxes, who reigned in 485-465 B.C.E., but Xerxes' queen is known to have ... canon that would later become the Bible. It is at least possible that the inspiration for ...

Fundamentalist Christians have long supported Israel because of their belief that the Jews are God’s “chosen people.” The ...

Princess Mocha reading 'Oh, The Places You'll Go' by Dr Seuss to children in Greenville, South Carolina Drag queen story hours - events where drag performers read to children - are moving out of ...

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 ...

High-level debates over what children learn are nothing ... the state asked Amplify to add some stories from the Bible, like ...

By Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham The biblical story of Esther, the Jewish orphan who became queen and bravely saved ... “Don’t mess with our kids” and “Jesus.” Organizers chose to ...

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 ...

Charismatic 'prophets' have long compared Trump to Bible characters to justify their support for the former president. But ...