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Purim

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Jewish festival connected in Esther with rescue and lots; the book’s explanation alone does not establish the first historical origin of every element.

Limestone relief of two servants carrying food and drink, Persepolis, ca. 358–338 BCE, under Artaxerxes III. Metropolitan Museum, 34.158, public-domain photograph. Evidence for the representation of banquet service, not Esther, Haman or a banquet of Xerxes
Limestone relief of two servants carrying food and drink, Persepolis, ca. 358–338 BCE, under Artaxerxes III. Metropolitan Museum, 34.158, public-domain photograph. Evidence for the representation of banquet service, not Esther, Haman or a banquet of XerxesMetropolitan Museum of Art, 34.158 / Public Domain · Public domainObject record

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Esther 9:24–32 relates Purim to pur, the lot, and describes celebration on Adar 14 and 15 with joy, food and giving to the poor. The festival’s explanation within the story must be separated from proof of borrowing an Iranian or Babylonian ritualRitualAn organised or distinguished practice meaningful to a community; it may leave traces, but its form alone does not reveal an associated doctrine.Glossary · Click to read the explanation; comparison alone supplies no documented transmission route. [8]

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  1. Complete chapter 9 read in Hebrew and facing English. Esther 9:1–32 Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 12 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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IL Archive, «Purim», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/purim-festival