Ahasuerus
PersonAn emperor of Persia living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.6) referred to as Ahasuerus (אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ); a son of Darius; husband of Vashti; father of Artaxerxes and Darius;.
Their thread through Scripture
- Ezra 4:6
In the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.