Esther
PersonA woman living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.7) referred to as Esther (אֶסְתֵּר), or Hadassah (הֲדַסָּה); a daughter of Abihail.
Their thread through Scripture
- Esther 2:7
He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.