She was of the tribe of Benjamin and lived during the time Israel was exiled and eventually became queen who saved her entire people.

Esther name bible. Her story is recorded in the Old Testament book bearing her name. The name Esther in the Bible The name Esther is assigned only once in the Bible. The Book of Esther in the Old Testament tells the story of Queen Esther the Jewish wife of the king of Persia.

Esther in the book of Esther was a biblical heroine who saved the Jewish people. Esthers birth name was Hadassah. She was a Jewess named Hadassah the myrtle but when she entered the royal harem she received the name by which she henceforth became known Esther.

15 Now when the turn of Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai who had taken her for his daughter was come to go in unto the king she sought nothing except what Hegai the kings eunuch the keeper of the women appointed. Esther is the Jewish maiden who became queen of Persia and rescued her people from a murderous plot to annihilate them. The kings advisor Haman persuaded the king to exterminate all the Jews in the realm.

Esther reminds us that nothing is impossible with God. The name Esther is believed by some scholars to have derived from the Persian word for star stareh or satarah depending on ones source. Esther N H S the queen of Ahasuerus and heroine of the book that bears her name.

The Jewish Feast of Purim celebrates this particular deliverance of the Jews. She was chosen by. Warned of this plot by her cousin Mordecai Esther revealed her Jewish ancestry and convinced the king to execute Haman instead.

She is recognized mostly for her strength bravery and dignity. The name Esther is a girls name of Persian origin meaning star. Esthers Jewish name Hadassah means myrtle a tree whose leaves release their fragrance when crushed.