Ahasuerus
King of Persia (EZR 4:6)
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Names
Titles
- King Ahasuerus — מֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ melek achashəverosh “King Ahasureus” (H325) · βασιλεὺς Ἀρταξέρξης basileùs A̓rtaxérxēs — Esther 1:2
Ancestry
- ancestor of Darius (son of Ahaseurus, a Mede) (inferred)
Marriage
- husband of Vashti (inferred)
Dated events
- Ahasuerus's (Xerxes') reign as king over Persia begins — 3,476 AH · 529 BC (Ussher)
- Ahasuerus's (Xerxes') reign as king over Persia ends — 3,497 AH · 465 BC
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Named together
Appearances
- Ezra 4:6
- Esther 1:1
- Esther 1:2
- Esther 1:9
- Esther 1:10
- Esther 1:15
- Esther 1:16
- Esther 1:17
- Esther 1:19
- Esther 2:1
- Esther 2:12
- Esther 2:16
and 18 further references.
Topical references
- See BOOK OF ESTHER — Esther 1
- 3. Father of Darius — Daniel 9:1
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.