King Ahasuerus
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King Ahasuerus is the Persian monarch featured in the biblical Book of Esther, traditionally identified with Xerxes I and central to the events commemorated by the Jewish festival of Purim.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ahasuerus | 2 |
| Ahasueros rendered as Xerxes in Septuagint tradition | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian king
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Megillat Esther
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Esther
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
Septuagint ⓘ |
| appoints | Haman as chief minister ⓘ |
| associatedWith | festival of Purim ⓘ |
| centralFigureIn | narrative of Purim ⓘ |
| deposes |
Vashti
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Vashti
|
| elevates | Esther to queenship ⓘ |
| employerOf |
Haman
ⓘ
Mordechai ⓘ
surface form:
Mordecai
|
| fatherInLawOf |
Haman
ⓘ
surface form:
Haman (in rabbinic tradition, via Esther’s lineage interpretations)
|
| grants | Haman’s estate to Esther ⓘ |
| greekForm |
King Ahasuerus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahasueros rendered as Xerxes in Septuagint tradition
|
| holds | banquet for nobles and officials ⓘ |
| honors |
Mordechai
ⓘ
surface form:
Mordecai
|
| issuesDecree |
authorization of Haman’s plan against the Jews
ⓘ
permission for Jews to defend themselves ⓘ |
| languageForm | Hebrew name Aḥašwērōš ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Esther 1
ⓘ
Esther 10 ⓘ Esther 2 ⓘ Esther 3 ⓘ Esther 4 ⓘ Esther 5 ⓘ Esther 6 ⓘ Esther 7 ⓘ Esther 8 ⓘ Esther 9 ⓘ |
| orders |
execution of Haman
ⓘ
impalement of Haman on the gallows he prepared for Mordecai ⓘ |
| possibleIdentification |
Artaxerxes I of Persia
ⓘ
Cambyses II ⓘ
surface form:
Cambyses II (minor scholarly view)
|
| promotes |
Mordechai
ⓘ
surface form:
Mordecai to high rank
|
| reignFrom | India ⓘ |
| reignOver |
127 provinces
ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Empire
|
| reignTo | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| religiousTextContext |
Ketuvim
ⓘ
surface form:
Ketuvim (Writings) section of the Hebrew Bible
|
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Susa ⓘ |
| spouse |
Esther
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Esther
Vashti ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Vashti
|
| themeAssociation | divine providence in Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid Empire era
|
| traditionalIdentification |
Xerxes I
ⓘ
surface form:
Xerxes I of Persia
|
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ahasueros rendered as Xerxes in Septuagint tradition
this entity surface form:
Ahasuerus
this entity surface form:
Ahasuerus