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Esther (originally Had****ah) is the
eponymous heroine of the Book of
Esther. The
story the book
tells is as follows: Ahasuerus, the king of the Persian...
- The Book of
Esther (Hebrew: מְגִלַּת אֶסְתֵּר, romanized: Megillat
Esther; Gr****: Ἐσθήρ; Latin:
Liber Esther), also
known in
Hebrew as "the Scroll" ("the...
- The Fast of
Esther (Ta'anit Ester, Hebrew: תַּעֲנִית אֶסְתֵּר) is a fast on
Purim eve
commemorating two
communal fasts undertaken by the
Persian Jewish...
- The
novel has been
translated into
nearly a
dozen languages. In 1953,
Esther Greenwood, a 19-year-old
undergraduate student from the
suburbs of Boston...
- of the
Achaemenid Empire named Haman, as it is
recounted in the Book of
Esther (usually
dated to the 5th
century BCE).
Haman was the
royal vizier to the...
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Esther Louise, Lady Davies,
known as
Esther McVey, (born 24
October 1967) is a
British politician and
television presenter serving as
Minister of State...
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Esther Perel (born
August 13, 1958) is a Belgian-American psychotherapist,
known for her work on
human relationships.
Perel promoted the
concept of "erotic...
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Esther Povitsky (born
March 2, 1988),
formerly known by the
stage name "Little
Esther," is an
American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, and producer...
- Dame
Esther Louise Rantzen DBE (born 22 June 1940) is an
English journalist and
television presenter, who
presented the BBC
television series That's Life...
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Esther Jane
Williams (August 8, 1921 – June 6, 2013) was an
American competitive swimmer and actress. She set
regional and
national records in her late...