Jan Adriaensz van Staveren (Leiden 1613/14 – 1669 Leiden) Esther before Ahasuerus, ca. 1640–45 Dutch, The Netherlands, Holland. During Babylonian captivity of the Jews beautiful Jewish orphan Esther, heroine Book of Esther, won the heart of the austere Persian king Ahasuerus and became his wife . Esther had been raised by her cousin Mordecai, who made Esther swear that she would keep her Jewish identity a secret from her husband. Ahasuerus appointed minister the anti-Semite Haman, who issued a decree to kill all Jews, Mordecai begged Esther to reveal her Jewish heritage to Ahasuerus .

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During Babylonian captivity of the Jews beautiful Jewish orphan Esther, heroine Book of Esther, won the heart of the austere Persian king Ahasuerus and became his wife . Esther had been raised by her cousin Mordecai, who made Esther swear that she would keep her Jewish identity a secret from her husband. Ahasuerus appointed minister the anti-Semite Haman, who issued a decree to kill all Jews, Mordecai begged Esther to reveal her Jewish heritage to Ahasuerus and plead for the lives of her people. Esther agreed, saying to Mordecai: “I will go to the king, even though it is against the law

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