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Why are Christians obsessed with Queen Esther?
Dehavilland Ford, a Texas pastor, has long felt a kinship with Queen Esther. This fall, just ahead of the presidential election, she helped organize An Esther Call to the Mall, a march in Washington, ...
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Why Queen Esther was the star in the age of Rembrandt’s Amsterdam
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Italian museum debuts exhibit on Queen Esther ahead of Purim festivities
Visitors of the exhibit will be treated to the sight of an extremely rare 17th century parchment scroll made in Ferrara by ...
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Purim’s original queen: How studying the Book of Esther as fan fiction can teach us about the roots of an unruly Jewish festival
Ishtar, like Esther, was a divine queen associated with both eroticism ... from the raucous celebrations held in their names to their legendary beauty. The author of the Book of Esther seems ...
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Want to be Alone With a Rembrandt and a Queen? Here’s Your Chance.
A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum explores the cult of Queen Esther, whose story won the hearts of Dutch Masters and some artists today. By Deborah Solomon As far as biblical heroines go ...
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The Bible Collection: Esther - Full Cast & Crew
Esther succeeds in enchanting the king with her extraordinary beauty and charm, and he makes her his queen. The king promotes his loyal subject Haman - whose family is notably anti-Jewish - to the ...
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John Irving's 'Queen Esther' returns readers to setting of 'The Cider House Rules'
Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that Irving's “Queen Esther” will be published Nov. 4. His novel will bring back Dr. Wilbur Larch from “The Cider House Rules,” but otherwise features a ...