Book of ESTHER - Bible Quiz


1. Who is the king in the beginning of book of Esther?
Answer: Ahasuerus
Esther 1.1: "Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces."

2. Who was Haman's Father?
Answer: Hammedatha
Esther 3:1
"After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, and advanced him and set his throne above all the officials who were with him."

3. 
Who was Haman's wife who gave advice to her husband to make gallows for Mordecai?
Answer: Zeresh
Esther 5:14 ESV
Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Let a gallows fifty cubits high be made, and in the morning tell the king to have Mordecai hanged upon it. Then go joyfully with the king to the feast.” This idea pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made."

4. What was Esther also known as?
Answer: Hadassah
Esther 2:7 ESV
"He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely to look at, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter."

5. Who wanted to destroy all the Jewish people?
Answer: Haman
Esther 3:6 "And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai."

6. What did the king Ahasuerus hold out, showing Esther she could come forward?
Answer: His golden sceptre
Esther 5:2 ESV
"And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre."

7. What is the name of the Jewish holiday celebrated in honor of Esther and the Jews not being destroyed?
Answer: Purim
Esther 9:26 ESV
"Therefore they called these days Purim, after the term Pur. Therefore, because of all that was written in this letter, and of what they had faced in this matter, and of what had happened to them,"

8. How many months of beauty treatments did Esther receive?
Answer: 12 Months
Esther 2:12
"Before a young woman’s turn came to go in to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments prescribed for the women, six months with oil of myrrh and six with perfumes and cosmetics."

9. What does Mordecai discover about Bigthana and Teresh?
Answer: they were plotting to kill the king.
Esther 2:21
"During the time Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, became angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes."

10. What is Mordecai's position at the end of the book?
Answer: Second in rank to King Ahasuerus
Esther 10:3 ESV
"For Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brothers, for he sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people."

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