Rescuing God's people from destruction, Esther is a symbol of hope, the virtue that gives men and women strength in the darkest moments, and which, for the Bible, is founded on God's promise.

Haman or Haman the Evil according to the Hebrew Bible, who was vizier to King Xerxes I (died 465 BCE) and traditionally equated with Artaxerxes I. What is the meaning of Esther Chapter 3? A chapter in ...