Hadassah Synopsis- King Ahasuerus, newly divorced seeks a new wife to which Esther, other known as Hadassah, gains notice for not asking of anything. The king weds her and she does not reveal her ancestry as Mordecai (referred to by me as M) commands her (her father/uncle). during this time M. saves the King from an assassination and is forgotten as Hamman is crowned Prince. M. will not bow to Hamman which breeds hate in the Princes heart. The Prince casts Pur and asks and gains permission of the king to eradicate the Jews. M. visits Esther dressed in mourning and compels his daughter to risk death to see the King. She fasts for three days and then attempts to see the king which he accepts by tilting his golden scepter. She asks him to hold two banquets with her and the Prince Hamman. After the first banquet Hamman sees M. and thus decides to build a gallow to hang M. from; also after the first banquet the king is sleepless and reviews the story of M. saving his life in the Scrolls of Chronicles to which the next day he has Hamman give blessings to M.
At the 2nd banquet Hadassah reveals herself as a Jew and the king hangs Hamman from his very own gallow (you reap what you sow from hatred). All that is his is given to M. (who become second in command eventually) and the Jews hunt down and hangs the sons of Hamman. This day is celebrated and called Purim because Hamman cast Pur.
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