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Esther (/ ˈ ɛ s t ər /; Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר ʾEstēr), originally Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. According to the biblical narrative, which is set in the Achaemenid Empire , the Persian king Ahasuerus falls in love with Esther and marries her. [ 1 ]
Esther Before Ahasuerus is a large painting of 1546–47 by the Venetian painter Tintoretto showing a scene from the Greek addition to the Book of Esther, in which Queen Esther faints during a bold intervention with her husband King Ahasuerus of Persia. In oil on canvas, it measures 207.7 by 275.5 centimetres (81.8 in × 108.5 in).
Queen Esther of Pennsylvania was a Native American woman belonging to the Iroquois in the mid-18th century. Her village consisted of over five hundred citizens and was located between the towns of Sayre, Pennsylvania , Athens, Pennsylvania and Waverly, New York .
Esther's Arrival in Susa (Esther at the Palace Gate), 48,4 × 43,2 cm, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Inv.60856; Ahasuerus Chooses Esther, with the feasts of the king (left) and queen (right) in the background.
Queen Esther may refer to: Esther Montour, Iroquois woman of northeastern Pennsylvania from the mid-1700s; Queen Esther, the biblical character Queen Esther, an 1878 portrait of Esther; Queen Esther Marrow (born 1941), soul and gospel singer; Queen Esther (artist), musician, performer, writer and vocalist
Queen Esther partnered with The Francesca Harper Project to further explore Billie Holiday's body of work through movement, sound and vision in Billie Holiday: Deconstructed, a theatrical performance that premiered at the Harlem Arts Festival in June, 2012. [40] Queen Esther was a 2021 New Perspectives Theater Company Short Play Lab Member.
Iranian Jews and Iranian Christians believe it houses the remains of the biblical Queen Esther and her cousin [1] Mordechai, and it is the most important pilgrimage site for Jews and Christians in Iran. [2] [3] There is no mention of it in either the Babylonian or Jerusalem Talmud, and the Iranian Jewish tradition has not been supported by Jews ...
There are only three figures in the picture and the banquet is suggested sketchily. Esther lowers her arms apprehensively as she finishes her speech, the king's lips are pursed in anger, and Haman's pose reveals a sense of doom. The distance between the king and his vizier seems enormous, while the king and queen form a united pair. [1]