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The Book of Esther: Is Esther really Judith from The Apocrypha?

a photo of a woman wearing a crown holding a sword while looking at the camera

It’s no doubt, Esther is the Hero of her own story. But a movie script wouldn’t be a movie script with just a Hero. You need a Villain and a Plot. The Villain in Esther’s story is Haman. Haman is busy working behind the scenes, plotting, plotting to kill the Jews. King Ahasuerus is either complicit or unaware of Haman’s evil plan but will hear about it soon enough. That’s because Mordecai is always listening at The Gates.

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