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# Ahasuerus #
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## Facts: ##
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Ahasuerus was a king who ruled over the ancient kingdom of Persia for twenty years.
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* This was during the time the exiled Jews were living in Babylonia, which had come under Persian rule.
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* Another name for this king may have been Xerxes.
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* After sending away his queen in a fit of anger, King Ahasuerus later chose a Jewish woman named Esther to be his new wife and queen.
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(Translation suggestions: [Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))
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(See also: [[other/babylon]] **·** [[other/esther]] **·** [[other/ethiopia]] **·** [[other/exile]] **·** [[other/persia]])
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* [[other/ahab]]: [[other/ahab?do=diff&rev2[0]=1412187189&rev2[1]=&difftype=sidebyside]]
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* [[other/ahaz]]: [[other/ahaz?do=diff&rev2[0]=1433340838&rev2[1]=1433964900&difftype=sidebyside]] | [[other/ahaz?do=diff&rev2[0]=1433964900&rev2[1]=&difftype=sidebyside]]
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Daniel 09:1-2](en/tn/dan/help/09/01)
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* [Esther 10:1-2](en/tn/est/help/10/01)
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* [Ezra 04:7-8](en/tn/ezr/help/04/07) |