Queen Vashti disobeyed the drunken orders of her husband King Ahasuerus so he divorced her.

Name of esther husband. Read not for a daughter le-bat but for a house le-bayit. Another place that potentially links the Bibles Darius I aka. Lonely he sought a new queen the most beautiful woman in the land.

Mordechai as Esthers Husband תנא משום רבי מאיר. 02202013 1142 am ET Updated Apr 22 2013. King Ahasuerus King of Persia which reigned from India even unto Ethiopia over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces Esther 11 Queen Vasti The kings rebellious and unsubmissive wife.

There she was forced to prepare herself for her first night with the King by spending six months doused in oil of myrrh and another six in sweet odors ointments. Met John Amos on the set of Maude 1972 where he portrayed her husband Henry Evans. She was of the tribe of Benjamin and lived during the time Israel was exiled.

A young Jewish orphan Esther was chosen but she was careful to keep her Jewish identity secret. A Tanna taught in the name of R. אל תקרי לבת אלא לבית.

Most scholars believe that Artaxerxes was the son of Esthers husband Xerxes. The Book of Esther is one of only two books in the Bible named after a woman. An orphan raised by her uncle young Esther was taken against her will as a beautiful virgin to Persian King Ahasueruss harem.

There may have been some political reason for his sympathy but there are also some personal factors to consider. Weirdly for a book about a woman you have to start with a dude. In short she prevented the first holocaust.