She was of the tribe of Benjamin and lived during the time Israel was exiled.

Name of esther husband. Most scholars believe that Artaxerxes was the son of Esthers husband Xerxes. Hadassah or Esther as she was known by her Persian name was married to king Ahasuerus. An orphan raised by her uncle young Esther was taken against her will as a beautiful virgin to Persian King Ahasueruss harem.

Esthers husband Xerxes I was a conqueror and religious revolutionary Shutterstock. Esther who according to the midrash was one of the four most beautiful women in the world was a married woman the wife of Mordechai but. Met fourth and last husband Edward Michael Bell at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Weirdly for a book about a woman you have to start with a dude. Ahasuerus a royal Persian name occurring throughout the Old Testament. Amos later portrayed the same character but with a different first name on the spin-off series Good Times 1974 as James Evans Sr for more than television seasons until his firing in 1976.

Lonely he sought a new queen the most beautiful woman in the land. Mordechai as Esthers Husband תנא משום רבי מאיר. She lent her name to a brand of swimming pools that are still sold today Esther Williams Pools.

A young Jewish orphan Esther was chosen but she was careful to keep her Jewish identity secret. Mordecai A Jew who lived in the palace. Some have suggested that he was the son of Esther and Xerxes but it is more probable that he was born to one of Xerxes other wives.

The name appears in Ezra 46 the Book of Esther and other religious texts. Who is this woman and why does she have an entire book named after her. Read not for a daughter le-bat but for a house le-bayit.