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Tuesday, 5 January 2016

Esther

ESTHER

I had always thought of Esther as being a Jewish name, but I find that it was not originally so.  The Jewish name for this character is Hadassah.


My Harper Collins Bible Dictionary told me that.  It also commented that the Greek texts of the book of Esther have “Additions to Esther” which are found in the Apocrypha.  I have the Harper Collins Study Bible (NRSV) which includes these additions, so I am excited about getting down to the full read. 

Joyce Voysey

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