Vashti Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Vashti, queen of Persia, was deposed by King Ahasuerus for disobeying his command.
queen of Persia (EST 1:9)
Names
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Vashti
that drinks; thread
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Vashti
· Also called · H2060 none · EST 1:9 one beautiful, desired
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Queen Vashti
· Title · H4436, H2060 none, G938 · EST 1:12 queen Vashti
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וַשְׁתִּי
vashətiy · H2060 · EST 1:9 one beautiful, desired
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מַּלְכָּה וַשְׁתִּ֗י
maləkhah vashətiy · Title · H4436, H2060 · EST 1:12 queen Vashti
- el Αστιν Astin · none · EST 1:9
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Αστιν ἡ βασίλισσα
Astin ē̔ basílissa · Title · none, G938 · EST 1:12 Vashti the Queen
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Family of origin
No information
Family with Ahasuerus
- Son: Artaxerxes
- Son: Darius
Took part in (1)
- Vashti banished · c. 518 BC
Vashti Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Vashti was the queen of Persia and the wife of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I). She is introduced in the book of Esther during a great feast the king held for his officials and servants. On the seventh day of the feast, when the king was drunk, he commanded Vashti to appear before him and his guests wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty. However, Vashti refused to come at the king's command, which greatly angered him. After consulting with his wise men, the king decided to remove Vashti as queen and give her royal position to another. This decision led to the selection of Esther as the new queen, setting the stage for her role in saving the Jewish people from Haman's plot. Vashti's refusal to appear before the king and her subsequent removal from her position is a key event in the early part of the book of Esther.
Vashti Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Beautiful, the queen of Ahasuerus, who was deposed from her royal dignity because she refused to obey the king when he desired her to appear in the banqueting hall of Shushan the palace (Esther 1:10-12).
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