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Ahasuerus
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Ahasuerus [əˌhæzjuːˈɪərəs]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament a king of ancient Persia and husband of Esther, generally identified with Xerxes
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In the Megilah, Achashverosh kills his wife after a long night of drinking," he says.
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One example of that topsy-turvy world is in the Book of Esther itself, where King Achashverosh reigns over Persia and has trouble running his own family, said Clayman, who is known to her students as ``Morah Sandy,'' or Teacher Sandy.
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