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Iran / Persia: Esther before Ahasverus. Netherlands,12th century
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Title:
Iran / Persia: Esther before Ahasverus. Netherlands,12th century
Caption:
Esther (Hebrew: ????????r), born Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Biblical 'Book of Esther'. According to the Bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. Ahasuerus is traditionally identified with Xerxes I (r. 486-465 BCE) during the time of the Achaemenid empire. Her story is the basis for the celebration of Purim in Jewish tradition.
Credit:
Album / Pictures From History/Universal Images Group
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Image size:
3386 x 5100 px | 49.4 MB
Print size:
28.7 x 43.2 cm | 11.3 x 17.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ACHAMENID • AHASUERUS • ANT. OR.: IRAN • ASIA IMAGE • ASIA PICTURES • ASIA • ASIAN IMAGES • ASIAN PICTURES • ASIAN • BIBLE OT • BIBLE • BIBLE; • BIBLIA • BIBLICAL • BOOK OF ESTHER • CHRIST • CHRISTIAN • CHRISTIANISM • CHRISTIANITY • CHRISTIANS • CRISTIANDAD • CRISTIANISMO • CULT, JEWISH • ESTHER • FESTIVAL OF LOTS • HEBREW BIBLE • HEBREW • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORICAL IMAGES • HISTORICAL PICTURES • HISTORICAL • HISTORY IMAGES • HISTORY PICTURES • HISTORY • IRAN • IRANIAN • JESUS CHRIST • JESUS • JEW • JEWISH RELIGION • JEWISH • JUDAISM • JUDAISMO • MORDECAI • MYTH: PERSIAN • OLD TESTAMENT • PASSION OF CHRIST • PASSION • PERSIA • PERSIAN ART • PERSIAN MYTH • PERSIAN • PURIM • QUEEN ESTHER • RELIGION JUDIA • RELIGION • RELIGION: CHRISTIAN • RELIGION: JEWISH • TANAKH • VASHTI • WOMEN IN HISTORY • XERXES
