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Psalms 1

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^{Psalms 1:1 [1]} Ahasuerus' Greek name was Xerxes (I), his Persian name was Khshayarshan. Xerxes I (also known as Xerxes the Great the son of Darius the Great), ruled 486-465 B.C. He is the Xerxes who invaded Greece, was stopped temporarily at Thermopylae, defeated at the naval battle at Salamis, and nearly annihilated at Plataea (479 B.C.). The French excavations at Susa in 1880-1890 uncovered the great palace of Xerxes, where Esther would have lived. The building covered two and one-half acres. The finds at Susa from this period were so astonishing that the Louvre in Paris devoted two large rooms to the exhibition of the treasures. Xerxes' tomb (looted in antiquity) is believed to be among the rock-cut tombs located at Naqsh-e Rajab, an archeological site in Iran about ten miles northwest of the site of ancient Persepolis.

^{Psalms 1:2 [2]} Susa was located about a hundred and fifty miles east of the Tigris River. The site, now modern day Shush, Iran, is considered to be one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. An ancient tomb presumed to be that of Daniel is located in the area.

^{Psalms 1:6 [3]} An Egyptian rock of feldspar crystals embedded in a dark red or purple groundmass used as flooring.

^{Psalms 1:10 [4]} Eunuchs were the men who were placed in charge of the king's harem, and for that reason had been castrated.

^{Psalms 1:11 [5]} According to Jewish tradition Ahasuerus' guests demanded that Vashti be naked, except for her royal turban to confirm that she was the queen and not just a servant-girl. She pleaded with Ahasuerus using several arguments, one of which was that if the guests found her beautiful, they would want to ravish her and kill him; and if not, her lack of beauty would disgrace him.

^{Psalms 1:19 [6]} The intent may have been simply to confine Vashti to the king's harem and put another wife on the throne. The ancient rabbis said, however, that when the king accepted the advice, he ordered that Vashti be beheaded and her head brought to him on a platter.

^{Psalms 1:22 [7]} In recognition of the position of her husband a foreign-born wife was to speak his language.

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