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Book of Esther

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Noun1.Book of Esther - an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
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Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings - the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures


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Let us return for a moment to the first reading of this Mass, drawn from the Book of Esther.
World Congress of families: what parents should do by Benedict, XVI / Catholic Insight
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.
GETTING HEAD START ON PURIM by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
She does not keep kosher, and indeed the book of Esther is as unconcerned with keeping kosher as the book of Judith is concerned.
Having men for dinner: deadly banquets and biblical women by Duran, Nicole / Biblical Theology Bulletin
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