Esther, The Book of 3

Michelangelo

scroll of Esther
Purim, a feast commemorating the delivery of Persian Jews from destruction, is celebrated in synagogues every year with the reading of the Scroll of Esther, called the megillah.


This 18th-century megillah, in the Jewish Museum in New York City, New York, is from Persia (Iran).

The Pierpont Morgan Library/Art Resource, NY
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This 18th-century painting by Italian artist Pompeo Batoni depicts King Ahasuerus extending his scepter to Queen Esther, allowing her to approach the throne. According to the Old Testament, Esther sought to prevent a massacre of the Jews and risked execution by approaching her husband unbidden. The painting is part of the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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THE WALKTHROUGH


Esther in 6 Minutes

        

MV: Truthkeeper (readers, hearers):Jn18:37,38
Bib1Yr: Mt11,12John In Prison