Ahasuerus

Also known as Ahasverus, King Ahasuerus, Achashverosh, Ahashverosh, Ahashuerus

thumb|Esther Before Ahasuerus (Tintoretto)|Esther Before Ahasuerus (1547–48), [[Tintoretto, Royal Collection.]]

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections

Contents

Etymology
Book of Esther
Identification of "Ahasuerus" as Xerxes I
Identification of "Ahasuerus" as Artaxerxes I
Identification of "Ahasuerus" as Cambyses II
Identification of "Ahasuerus" as Artaxerxes II
Book of Ezra
Book of Daniel
Book of Tobit
In legends
Notes
References
Sources
External links

thumb|Esther Before Ahasuerus (Tintoretto)|Esther Before Ahasuerus (1547–48), [[Tintoretto, Royal Collection.]]

Ahasuerus ( ; , commonly Achashverosh; , in the Septuagint; in the Vulgate) is a name applied in the Hebrew Bible to three rulers of Ancient Persia and to a Babylonian official (or Median king) first appearing in the Tanakh in the Book of Esther and later in the Book of Tobit. It is a transliteration of either "Xerxes" or "Artaxerxes;" both are names of multiple Achaemenid dynasty Persian kings.

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