Ahasuerus
[Ăhăsū ē’rŭs] – king or mighty man.
1. A Persian monarch, to whom accusations against the Jews were brought, bore this name (Ezra 4:6).
2. It was also the name of a Median king, father of Darius (Dan. 9:1).
3. A Persian king who became the husband of Esther (Esther 1:2-19).
Today’s Reading Is From:
All the Men of the Bible
by Herbert Lockyer
A portrait gallery and reference library of over 3,000 named biblical characters. Characters you can learn from and teachings you can apply.
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* All the Women of the Bible by Herbert Lockyer
