Continue reading Names found in the Book of Esther by David.

Esther's other name in the bible. הדסה was one of the names of Queen Esther the heroine of the Purim story and is now given to Jewish girls. The book of Esther. Ahasuerus means ruler of heroes.

She was of the tribe of Benjamin and lived during the time Israel was exiled. The name Hadassah Heb. The book of Esther tells the story of a Jewish girl whose original name was Hadassah.

In short she prevented the first holocaust. The name Hadassah is derived from the Hebrew word hadas Heb. David Rooke sent me the following about the names found in the Book of Esther.

ESTHER QUEEN OF PERSIA Esthers Hebrew name was Hadassah which means myrtle in Hebrew. Esther Began as Hadassah. The name Esther is believed by some scholars to have derived from the Persian word for star stareh or satarah depending on ones source.

The book of Esther is one of only two books in the Bible named Also the book of Esther does not mention God directly. What book in the bible does not mention the name of god. This last but definitely not least point is reminiscent of truth 1 and is a special fun-fact not many people notice about the book of Esther.

The name Esther is assigned only once in the Bible. And her honorary Feast of Purim is the only Jewish feast that still celebrated today was not specifically commanded by God. After losing her parents for reasons that we are not told Esther was left an orphan and raised by her cousin Mordecai.