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Esther was regarded in Catholic theology as a typological forerunner [27] of the Virgin Mary in her role as intercessor [28] Her regal election parallels Mary's Assumption and as she becomes queen of Persia, Mary becomes queen of heaven; Mary's epithet as 'stella maris' parallels Esther as a 'star' and both figure as sponsors of the humble ...
Vashti makes a brief appearance in the VeggieTales episode "Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen". In the episode, she is abruptly thrown out of the palace after she refuses to make the King a sandwich in the middle of the night. Vasti is played by Daniela Galli in the Brazilian series: A História de Ester (2010).
Esther (Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר) is a female given name known from the Jewish queen Esther, eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. According to the Hebrew Bible, queen Esther was born with the name הֲדַסָּה Hadassah ("Myrtle"). Her name was changed to Esther to hide her identity upon becoming queen of Persia.
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Persian kings did not marry outside of seven Persian noble families, making it unlikely that there was a Jewish queen Esther, and in any case the historical Xerxes's queen was Amestris. [8] [9] There is general agreement that the story was created to justify the Jewish appropriation of an originally non-Jewish feast. [10]
The Queen overtook Queen Victoria’s record on September 9 2015 to become the nation’s longest-reigning monarch. 64. The Queen became the first monarch to celebrate her Sapphire Jubilee in 2017 ...
Camilla became queen consort following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, 2022. Her title was changed to Queen Camilla for Charles’ coronation in May 2023.
The Nova Vulgata accounts for the additional verses by numbering them as extensions of the verses immediately following or preceding them (e.g., Esther 11:2–12 in the old Vulgate becomes Esther 1:1a–1k in the Nova Vulgata), while the NAB and its successor, the NABRE, assign letters of the alphabet as chapter headings for the additions (e.g ...