Esther, King Ahasuerus and Haman have another feast the next day, and Esther reveals to the king that she is Jewish and asks for her people to be allowed to remain safely in the empire.

As Haman was cooking his plot against the Jews, Esther, the Jewish wife of King Ahasuerus, could have simply stayed quiet and done nothing.

Fueled by a newfound anger, Haman devised a plan to kill off all the Jews in the 127 provinces ruled by Ahasuerus, which the king signed. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Fueled by a newfound anger, Haman devised a plan to kill off all the Jews in the 127 provinces ruled by Ahasuerus, which the king signed.

The Jewish holiday of Purim, starting Saturday evening, centers on the biblical Book of Esther. Set during the ancient Persian Empire, the story recounts how King Ahasuerus marries the beautiful Es… ...

Ahasuerus (Xerxes I), King of the Persians, whose empire now extends from India to Egypt after the defeat of the Babylonians, is holding a celebratory banquet for his people in the citadel of Susa ...

Persia’s king was initially persuaded by a smooth-talking advisor, an evil antisemite named Haman. Haman, whose hatred for one Jew named Mordechai metastasized into hatred for all Jews ...

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At the second feast, Esther hosts Haman and King Ahasuerus, where she reveals her Jewish faith and background to the king and begs him not to murder her people, including Mordecai.

Fueled by a newfound anger, Haman devised a plan to kill off all the Jews in the 127 provinces ruled by Ahasuerus, which the king signed.