“Esther was taken to King Ahashverosh, to his royal palace

Midrash Rabbah Esther Rabbah 6:10

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 17, 2025

“Esther was taken to King Ahashverosh, to his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tevet, in the seventh year of his reign” (Esther 2:16). “Esther was taken [vatilakaḥ] to King Aḥashverosh” – she was rising in price [likuḥin]; this one said: I will give one hundred dinars to escort her to the king, and that one said: I will give two hundred to escort her to the king.

Themes

Wisdom Kings Esther Adam & Eve

Biblical References

Esther 2:16

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