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Persons Of The Bible -- Vashti
The name "Vashti" possibly means "thread" in
Hebrew, but it is most likely of Persian origin. The name also can be
considered to mean "beautiful."
Vashti was the queen of Ahasuerus, who was deposed from her royal
dignity because she refused to obey the king when he desired her to
appear (Esther 1:10-12).
The "queen" of Ahasuerus, who, for refusing to show herself
to the king's guests at the royal banquet in the banqueting hall of
Shushan's palace, was repudiated and deposed. (Esther 1:1)... (B.C.
483.) Many attempts have been made to identify her with historical
personages; but it is far more probable that she was only one of the
inferior wives, dignified with the title of "queen", whose
name has utterly disappeared from history.
Derived from Easton's and Smith's Bible Dictionaries
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