The kings advisor Haman persuaded the king to exterminate all the Jews in the realm.

Esther name bible. And she came in unto the king no more except the king delighted in her and she was called by name. Esther is the Persian name of a Hebrew girl named Hadassah means myrtle who was able to avert the genocide of the Hebrews during the time of the Babylonian exile see the Book of Esther. Esthers Jewish name Hadassah means myrtle a tree whose leaves release their fragrance when crushed.

The Jewish Feast of Purim celebrates this particular deliverance of the Jews. 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. The story of Esther begins with a kings banquet.

Warned of this plot by her cousin Mordecai Esther revealed her Jewish ancestry and convinced the king to execute Haman instead. Her name was Hadassah but you might know her by the name of Esther the one for whom the book in the Bible is named. Who Was Esther in the Bible.

She is recognized mostly for her strength bravery and dignity. Esther is the Jewish maiden who became queen of Persia and rescued her people from a murderous plot to annihilate them. We dont know who wrote the book of Esther other than the Holy Spirit but we know from other historical documents that this is a real and true account of a young girl who became queen of the greatest empire in the world at.

Esthers birth name was Hadassah. The name Esther is a girls name of Persian origin meaning star. 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.

Her story is recorded in the Old Testament book bearing her name. Esther was derived from the Old Persian word stāra meaning star In the Old Testament Esther originally named Hadassah was the captured Jewish wife of the King of Persia who risked her life to save her exiled people from annihilation. She was of the tribe of Benjamin and lived during the time Israel was exiled and eventually became queen who saved her entire people.