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  1. Esther, Book of Esthernoun

    an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre

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  1. Book of Esther

    The Book of Esther (Hebrew: מְגִלַּת אֶסְתֵּר, romanized: Megillat Esther), also known in Hebrew as "the Scroll" ("the Megillah"), is a book in the third section (Ketuvim, כְּתוּבִים "Writings") of the Jewish Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible). It is one of the five Scrolls (Megillot) in the Hebrew Bible and later became part of the Christian Old Testament. The book relates the story of a Hebrew woman in Persia, born as Hadassah but known as Esther, who becomes queen of Persia and thwarts a genocide of her people. The story forms the core of the Jewish festival of Purim, during which it is read aloud twice: once in the evening and again the following morning. The books of Esther and Song of Songs are the only books in the Hebrew Bible that do not mention God.

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  1. book of esther

    The Book of Esther is a book in the Old Testament of the Bible and in the Jewish Tanakh, traditionally attributed to the prophet Mordecai. The story follows a young Jewish woman, Esther, who becomes queen of Persia and thwarts a genocide of her people. The event is commemorated in the holiday of Purim. The Book of Esther is unique in the Bible as it does not explicitly mention God.

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  1. Book of Esther

    The Book of Esther is a book in the Ketuvim, the third section of the Jewish Tanakh and is part of the Christian Old Testament. It tells the story of a Jewish girl named Esther who became queen of Persia and thwarted a plan to commit genocide against her people. Also called the Megillah, the book is the basis and an integral part of the Jewish celebration of Purim. Its full text is read aloud twice during the celebration, in the evening and again the following morning. Besides Song of Songs, it is the only book in the Bible that does not explicitly mention God.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of book of esther in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of book of esther in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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    God is not mentioned in the book of Esther even once. God's involvement is completely hidden.

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