Megillat Esther

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Megillat Esther is the biblical Book of Esther, a scroll read in synagogues that narrates the salvation of the Jews in Persia and forms the scriptural basis for the Jewish festival of Purim.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Megillah
biblical book
book of the Ketuvim
scroll
associatedBlessing blessings before the Megillah reading
associatedCustom blotting out Haman’s name with noise
public chanting in synagogue
centralTheme Jewish survival in exile
divine providence
reversal of fortune
salvation of the Jews in Persia
chapters 10
commandedPractice annual commemoration of deliverance
festive meal on Purim
gifts to the poor (matanot laevyonim)
sending portions of food (mishloach manot)
containsCharacter Esther
Haman
King Ahasuerus
Mordechai
Vashti
Zeresh
dividedInto chapters
verses
hasCommentaryBy Ibn Ezra
Maharal of Prague
Malbim
Rashi
hasGenre diaspora novella
historical tale
narrative
includedIn Five Megillot
language Biblical Hebrew
liturgicalStatus one of the Five Megillot
liturgicalUse public reading on Purim
synagogue reading
mentionsKing Ahasuerus
linked to: King Ahasuerus
notableFeature does not explicitly mention God
partOf Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Ketuvim
Tanakh
readBy baal koreh
readFrom parchment scroll
readOn 14th of Adar
15th of Adar in walled cities
religiousTradition Judaism
requires cantillation according to special trope
scripturalBasisFor Purim
settingEmpire Persian Empire
linked to: Achaemenid Empire
settingLocation Shushan
textualTradition Masoretic Text
linked to: Masorah

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Purim primaryText Megillat Esther
Nisan biblicalReference Book of Esther
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Orit contains Book of Esther
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King Ahasuerus appearsIn Book of Esther
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Purim spiels associatedWith Book of Esther
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Fast of Esther originText Book of Esther
linked to: Megillat Esther
Artaxerxes I of Persia mentionedIn Book of Esther (traditional identification by some scholars)
linked to: Megillat Esther
Mordechai appearsIn Book of Esther
linked to: Megillat Esther
Mordechai associatedWithText Megillat Esther
Shushan Purim basedOn Book of Esther
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Haman appearsIn Book of Esther
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Susa mentionedIn Book of Esther
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Vashti appearsIn Book of Esther
linked to: Megillat Esther
Vashti associatedWith Megillat Esther
Tarshish appearsInBook Book of Esther
linked to: Megillat Esther
Agagite isMentionedIn Book of Esther
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the Agagite mentionedIn Book of Esther
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Cush mentionedIn Book of Esther
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Zeresh appearsIn Book of Esther
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Shushan mentionedIn Book of Esther
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Tomb of Esther and Mordechai associatedWithText Book of Esther
linked to: Megillat Esther
The Triumph of Mardochai basedOn Book of Esther
linked to: Megillat Esther