Portal:Bible/Featured chapter/Esther 1
Ahasuerus organizes a feast and orders his wife Vashti to display her beauty before the guests. She refuses. Ahasuerus removes her as queen and then orders all beautiful young girls to be presented to him, so he can choose a new queen to replace Vashti.
People: Ahasuerus - Vashti - Mehuman - Biztha - Harbona - Bigtha - Abagtha - Zethar - Carcas - Carshena - Shethar - Admatha - Tarshish - Meres - Marsena - Memucan
Places: Shushan - India - Ethiopia - Persia - Media
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