Old Testament · Persian Exile · c. 470 BC
Esther
Who was Esther?
Esther was a Jewish woman who became queen of Persia and risked her life to save her people from destruction.
RoleJewish queen who saved her people
EraPersian Exile · c. 470 BC
TitleQueen of Persia
GuardianMordecai
EnemyHaman
Famous line“For such a time as this”
An orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai, Esther was chosen as queen by King Xerxes without revealing she was Jewish. When the official Haman plotted to destroy all the Jews, Mordecai urged her to act — “for such a time as this.”
At great personal risk Esther approached the king uninvited, exposed Haman’s scheme, and won deliverance for her people. Haman fell on the very gallows he had built.
Her courage is remembered each year in the feast of Purim.
Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)
Esther 4:14 “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”” Esther 7:3 “Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.”
Related people
Related topics
Original BibleDawn profile. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy. Scripture quoted from the public-domain Berean Standard Bible.