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Ahasuerus

King of Persia (EZR 4:6)

Personmale30 verses
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Names

  • Ahasuerus — אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ achashəverosh “Xerxes” (H325) · Ασουηρου AsouērouEzra 4:6

Titles

  • King Ahasuerus — מֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ melek achashəverosh “King Ahasureus” (H325) · βασιλεὺς Ἀρταξέρξης basileùs A̓rtaxérxēsEsther 1:2

Ancestry

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

Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.

Appearances

Topical references

Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.