Favorite
pastime: Being the wife of the King
I am very busy in the palace, but I most enjoy writing letters to my cousin
Mordecai and my people.
Favorite place to
eat: There is no place finer than
the palace. The banquets are quite
extravagant. It is often my
responsibility to plan them.
Favorite food: We have every food known to our Kingdom
here but I am quite fond of the fruits and vegetables that we grow in our own
garden.
Education: My parents died when I was young and I
was brought up and educated by my older cousin, Mordecai, who was esteemed in
the world of Jewish and cultural knowledge and passed that knowledge on to me.
Favorite thing about
where I live: There is so much
variety here at the palace. Many foreign
people and unusual creatures pass through to pay homage to the King on their
way to other lands and pay tribute to the King by giving all sorts of strange
and exotic gifts.
Favorite thing to do
with my family: Celebrate Purim, the
commemoration of the salvation of the Jews from the evil plot of Haman. At the risk of my own life I approached my
husband, the King, to reveal Haman’s plot to annihilate the Jews. (Esther 7)
Children: I have a son named Darius who will
succeed as King.
Where did you grow
up: In the city of Shushan near the
palace of the King.
Hobbies: Preparing banquets, spending time with my
family, and reading.
Anything else
interesting about you: I am the wife
of King Ahasuerus, chosen by the King for my beauty to replace Vashti, the
former Queen, who was dethroned after refusing to come unto the King when he
called. After a lengthy purification
process that lasted over a year I was presented to the King with a number of
other maidens and was chosen by the King to be his Queen. I did not reveal that I was a Jew until much
later when it was necessary to save my people.
(Esther 2)
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