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Xerxes was king of Persia 486-465 BCE. He and his wife, Amestris, are known to have had two sons, Darius and Artaxerxes, but a third son is also mentioned by Diodorus - Hystaspes. There is no reliable record of any daughters.
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∙ 13y agoThe Book of Esther says that Vashti was the wife of King Xerxes when he first became king of Persia, followed three years later by Queen Esther. There is no historical record of this, and Queen Amestris is accepted by historians as his only wife for the first several years of his reign.
King Xerxes had the following children by Queen Amestris: Amytis, Artaxerxes I, Darius, Hystaspes, Achaemenes and Rhodogune.
His other children, Artarius, Tithraustes, Arsames (Arsamenes, Arxanes or Sarsamas), Parysatis and Ratashah were by unknown wives, but it seems that none of them could have been from Queen Esther.
Contrary to the expectations of the Book of Esther, Xerxes was succeeded by Artaxerxes, a son of Amestris, not a son of either Vashti or Esther.
So from a historical perspective, Esther never had children as a queen of Persia. Since the Book of Esther does not appear to be closely based on history, it is appropriate to read what children the book says she had, even if they were not really born. However, the story does not mention any children of Esther.
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∙ 8y agoLittle is known of Xerxes II, an obscure Persian king who reigned for forty five days in 424 BCE. The book of Esther tells of King Xerxes having a feast that lasted for 180 days in the third year of his reign, so that king was not intended to be Xerxes II. In any case, we know there never was a Jewish queen of Persia.
The story obviously is intended to represent Esther as the wife of Xerxes I. The wife of Xerxes I was Amestris, daughter of Otanes and first cousin to Cambyses II of Persia and Smerdis of Persia. There is no record of either Vashti or Esther outside the Book of Esther, and it can be assumed that they were characters created purely for the story.
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The Midrash11 states that King Darius was the son of Esther. According to the Talmud, Darius is the same as Cyrus, the king who allowed the Second Holy Temple to be built in Jerusalem.12
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∙ 12y ago22 She was a playa.
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According to Jewish traditions Darius was born to Xerxes and Esther
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According to Jewish tradings Darius was born to Xerxes and Esther
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Who was Queen Esther married to?
A:The Book of Esther tells us that Esther married King Xerxes (Ahasuerus) of Persia and became queen. The Book of Esther is not regarded by scholars as factual, and the marriage of Esther and Xerxes is not historical. King Xerxes was married to Queen Amestris at the very time that the book says he divorced Vashti and married Esther, and remained married to Amestris for at least the next several years.
What did Esther do after king Xerxes was assassinated?
No such event is recorded in the Scroll of Esther. It was Queen Vashti, not the king, who was killed by royal decree.
Who did Esther replace as queen?
Esther replaced Queen Vashti as queen after Queen Vashti refused to come to the King's banquet.
What was Esther from the Bible's education?
Esther was a young Jewish woman who became the queen of Persia. She was raised by her cousin Mordecai who was a minor official at the palace of Xerxes the Persian King. Xerxes divorced his wife and chose Esther to be the new queen.
Did king Xerxes die with Queen Esther?
A:The Book of Esther tells us that Esther married King Xerxes (Ahasuerus) of Persia and became queen, but the story ends with both Xerxes and Esther still alive so the question is unanswerable. Scholars say that the Book of Esther was really a second-century-BCE Jewish novel, so the question can not be answered from the historical record..
How long was Queen Esther married?
A:The Book of Esther places Esther during the reign of Xerxes, who was king of Persia from 486 to 465 BCE. The book says that the first wife of Xerxes, Queen Vashti, was banished in the third year of his reign and that Esther was selected as queen soon afterwards. The Book of Esther does not say whether Esther was queen fortheremainder of Xerxes' reign but, if so, she would have been queen for some 18 years. Scholars say there are good reasons to believe that the story is fictional and that there never was a Queen Esther of Persia. There is no historical record of either Vashti or Esther, and Queen Amestris is accepted by historians as Xerxes' only wife for the first several years of his reign. From a historical perspective, Esther was never really a queen.
What is a bible verse starting with the letter X?
In the King James version, in Psalms 99:5,9. Also, in Proverbs 4:8. These verses don't actually start with the letter x, but the reference to the letter is used in the words "except" and "exhault".
Who Esther's love?
Not sure. Did Esther love Xerxes? There is NO reference in the book of Esther that Esther loved the King of Persia - Xerxes.
Did Esther love Xerxes?
There is NO reference in the book of Esther that Esther loved the King of Persia - Xerxes, but because of her beauty Esther had a strong influence on King Xerxes that is why her story is in the Bible.
Who was queen esthers's husband name?
Esther's husband was Ahasuerus king of Persia-supposed to be the Xerxes of history and dwelt at "Shushan the Capital" (ancient Susa).
Why did Vashti refuse the summons of King Xerxes?
According to the Book of Esther, Xerxes was celebrating the third year of his reign with a long party. On the seventh day of the party, Xerxes was drunk and called for Queen Vashti to be brought for the people to see, because she was fair to look at. Esther 1:12 says that Vashti refused to come, and Xerxes was angry. The Book of Esther says no more, so we can only guess that the reason for her refusal could have been his drunken state. We can not look outside the Book of Esther for an answer, because historians say that there seems never to have been a Queen Vashti, and that Amestris was queen until well after Xerxes' third year as king.
Was King Ahasuerus of Queen Esther's day oriental?
Ahasuerus is believed to have been the Hebrew name for Xerxes. King Xerxes I ruled the Persian Empire at the appropriate time for the story of Esther, although he was not really her husband. He was a Mede, from a tribe closely related to the Persians and ancestral to the Iranians of today.
