Esther study section
Esther key people
Esther, Mordecai, and Haman drive a story of courage, providence, and reversal in the Persian court.
Key figures
Esther
The Jewish orphan raised by Mordecai who becomes queen of Persia and risks her life to save her people
Mordecai
Esther’s cousin and guardian, whose loyalty and faith help deliver the Jews, and who is exalted at the end
Ahasuerus (Xerxes)
The powerful but easily swayed king of Persia, whose decrees threaten and then save the Jews
Haman
The proud Agagite official whose plot to destroy the Jews rebounds upon his own head
Vashti
The queen deposed for refusing the king’s summons, opening the way for Esther
Zeresh
Haman’s wife, who advises him first in his pride and then in his coming ruin
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