“For the queen’s deed will get out to all the women, making

Midrash Rabbah Esther Rabbah 4:7

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 22, 2025

“For the queen’s deed will get out to all the women, making their husbands contemptible in their eyes; that King Aḥashverosh said to bring Queen Vashti before him, but she did not come” (Esther 1:17). Rav Shmuel said: Even without this, she needed [to be banished].

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Wisdom Kings Women of the Bible Esther

Biblical References

Esther 1:17

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