Nisan 8 – He made a feast for all his officials and servants for 180 days…

April 15, 2024

Nisan 8, 5784; from sunset April 15, 2024, to sunset April 16, 2024

Esther is the Persian name of a Hebrew girl named “Hadassah.” Hadassah originates in the Hebrew “hadas” which means “myrtle.” The name Esther could either be from the Persian word for star (setareh) or the Median word for myrtle (astra). The myrtle tree produces a star-shaped flower which may be the connection between these words.

Today in the Bible is the traditional date for the ending of King Ahasuerus’ 180-day long feast. It was during this lavish feast that he reportedly showed off many of the vessels looted from the Holy Temple by the Babylonian armies. We hope you’ll continue to join us as we work our way through the portions of the book of Esther which are dated to the month of Nisan.

Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this was the Ahasuerus who reigned over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India to Ethiopia), in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the citadel, that in the third year of his reign he made a feast for all his officials and servants– the powers of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the princes of the provinces being before him–when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his excellent majesty for many days, one hundred and eighty days in all. – Esther 1:1-4 (NKJ)

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