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by Wayne Blank
2. What is the name of the Persian queen who lost her position to Esther? (Esther 1:9)
3. What was Esther's actual name? (Esther 2:7)
4. What was the name of Esther's older cousin who had cared for her because she was an orphan? (Esther 2:7)
5. What was the name of the man who sought to have all of the Jews in the Persian kingdom killed? (Esther 3:6)
Note: The Jews, including Esther, in the Persian kingdom at that time were those who had been taken into exile by the Babylonians (see Why Babylon?) after Jerusalem had fallen. Among them were most of the human ancestors of Jesus Christ.
6. Did Esther manage to prevent the slaughter of all of the Jews? (Esther 7:3-6)
7. What was Haman's fate? (Esther 7:10)
8. How did things turn out for Mordecai? (Esther 10:2-3)
9. What is the name of the Jewish festival (still observed by Jews to this day) that commemorates the deliverance of the people during the time of Esther? (Esther 9:26-29)
