Answer: Ahasuerus
Esther 1.1: "Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces."
This king is also known as Xerxes.
From Quiz: Queen Esther
Answer: Haman
The phrase, which comes from Shakespeare's "Hamlet", means to be destroyed by one's own devices. Haman is hanged on the very gallows he builds for Mordecai.
From Quiz: Delving into Esther
Answer: the king decreed a gathering of all the beautiful maidens
According to Esther 2:2-3 in the King James Version, the advisers to the king suggested that, "...Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace..."
Many young women came as beckoned, but the beauty of Esther, along with her natural grace and charm appealed to the king more than all of them. In verse 17 we read that, "And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti."
From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: Esther-Jewish Queen Of Persia
Answer: Hammedatha
We learn this in Esther 3:1 where we first hear of Haman. Alphaeus was the father of Matthew the disciple if Jesus. Zebedee was the father of James and John who were also disciples of Jesus.
From Quiz: All About Haman
Answer: Mordecai
Mordecai was the name of Esther's cousin. Mordecai was of the tribe of Benjamin and had been carried into exile by King Nebuchadnezzar (Ch.2 v.5-6).
From Quiz: Queen Esther
Answer: The queen disobeyed the king's order and was banished from his presence.
This king loved to party! He was a party animal. He held a feast for his officials and servants and when that feast was over, he held another that lasted seven days. When his heart was "merry with wine", (i.e. drunk) he sent his eunuchs to bring the queen before his guest but she ignored his royal summons and refused to go to him (after all she was having her own party with her friends). The king then called a meeting with his officials (who were also his close friends) and they suggested that she should be banished.
Esther 1: 3-9, 12-19.
From Quiz: Esther and the King
Answer: Mordecai told her not to
Esther 2:10 "Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it."
Mordecai was Esther's cousin. When Esther was an orphan, Mordecai took her in and raised her as his own daughter, so Esther had a lot of respect for him. She was proud of her Jewish heritage but she knew that Mordecai was right. She couldn't do her people any good if everyone knew she was Jewish because it wasn't the right time.
From Quiz: Queen Esther
Answer: Persia
His reign of Persia began in 486 BC and he was followed by Artaxerxes I. According to the Book of Esther, Xerxes divorced his wife, Vashti, because she refused to appear when summoned. He took Esther from his harem and made her queen in Vashti's stead.
From Quiz: Delving into Esther
Answer: Her cousin, Mordecai
Mordecai was Esther's cousin. Her father, Abihail, had died and Esther was raised by Mordecai, who was Jewish and thus in the Persian minority. When she went to the king, she was not to reveal her background for fear that it would put her in a negative light. Esther 2:5, 2:10.
From Quiz: The Biblical Story of Esther
Answer: Hadassah - Myrtle
Hadassah, meaning "myrtle", was a common shrub in Samaria and Galilee, as well as in many other parts of the world, that may grow to around ten feet in height. This plant is still used by many modern-day Jews during the feast of tabernacles, as a covering for the booth. The blossoms may come in a variety of colors; pink, red, white, purple, and are very fragrant.
The significance of her name is not lost as described in Esther 2:12, where we see a detailed description of the preparation processes by which all the young women were 'purified' with oil, myrrh and sweet odours.
From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: Esther-Jewish Queen Of Persia
