Esther study section

Esther key people

Esther, Mordecai, and Haman drive a story of courage, providence, and reversal in the Persian court.

Key figures

The Jewish orphan raised by Mordecai who becomes queen of Persia and risks her life to save her people

Esther’s cousin and guardian, whose loyalty and faith help deliver the Jews, and who is exalted at the end

The powerful but easily swayed king of Persia, whose decrees threaten and then save the Jews

The proud Agagite official whose plot to destroy the Jews rebounds upon his own head

The queen deposed for refusing the king’s summons, opening the way for Esther

Haman’s wife, who advises him first in his pride and then in his coming ruin

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