Harriett, or Esther ( born October 8, 1786 ) was married to Elijah Woods, who also helped write the Ohio Constitution.

* 1814 – Esther Morris, American jurist ( d. 1902 )

* 1921 – Esther Williams, American actress and swimmer

* 1952 – Esther Roth-Shahamorov, Israeli track and field athlete

* 1970 – Esther Schweins, German actress and comedienne

In Esther 2: 5 – 6, either Mordecai or his great-grandfather Kish is identified as having been exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar in 597 BCE: " Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, who had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, among those taken captive with Jeconiah king of Judah.

Those arguing in favour of an historical reading of Esther, most commonly identify Ahasuerus with Artaxerxes II ( ruled 405 – 359 BCE ) although in the past it was often assumed that he was Xerxes I ( ruled 486 – 465 BCE ).

Based on the view that the Ahasuerus of the Book of Tobit is identical with that of the Book of Esther, some have also identified him as Nebuchadnezzar's ally Cyaxares ( ruled 625 – 585 BCE ).

Depending on the interpretation of Esther 2: 5 – 6, Mordecai or his great-grandfather Kish was carried away from Jerusalem with Jeconiah by Nebuchadnezzar, in 597 BCE.

* Sasson, Jack M. “ Esther ” in Alter and Kermode, pp. 335 – 341, literary view

* Sasson, Jack M. " Esther " in Alter and Kermode, pp. 335 – 341, literary

* 1941 – Esther Ofarim, Israeli singer

* 1979 – Esther Anderson, Australian actress and model

* 1970 – Esther Hart, Dutch singer-songwriter

* 1940 – Esther Rantzen, English journalist

He co-starred with Esther Williams in Billy Rose's Aquacade during the NEW YORK World's Fair, 1939 – 41, pursuing her throughout a span of two years.

* 1977 – Esther Cañadas, Spanish actress and model

* 1920 – Esther Rolle, American actress ( d. 1998 )

* 1998 – Esther Rolle, American actress ( b. 1920 )

* 1961 – The United States National Hurricane Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of Hurricane Esther.

* 1935 – Esther Vilar, German-Argentinian author

* April 2 – Esther Hobart Morris, American suffragist judge ( b. 1814 )

* June 28 – Esther Forbes, American Writer ( d. 1967 )

* August 8 – Esther Morris, American suffragist and judge ( d. 1902 )

Ingres ' pupil Théodore Chassériau ( 1819 – 1856 ) had already achieved success with his nude The Toilette of Esther ( 1841, Louvre ) and equestrian portrait of Ali-Ben-Hamet, Caliph of Constantine and Chief of the Haractas, Followed by his Escort ( 1846 ) before he first visited the East, but in later decades the steamship made travel much easier and increasing numbers of artists traveled to the Middle East and beyond, painting a wide range of Oriental scenes.

They are identical except that Athanasius includes the Book of Baruch and the Letter of Jeremiah and places the Book of Esther among the " 7 books not in the canon but to be read " along with the Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach ( Ecclesiasticus ), Judith, Tobit, the Didache, and the Shepherd of Hermas.

The name Ahasuerus is equivalent to Xerxes, both deriving from the Persian Khshayārsha, thus Ahasuerus is usually identified as Xerxes I ( 486-465 BCE ), though Ahasuerus is identified as Artaxerxes in the later Greek version of Esther ( as well as by Josephus, the Jewish commentary Esther Rabbah, the Ethiopic translation and the Christian theologian Bar-Hebraeus who identified him more precisely as Artaxerxes II ).

* The primary source relating to the origin of Purim is the Megillat Esther ( Book of Esther ), which became the last of the 24 books of the Tanakh to be canonized by the Sages of the Great Assembly.

Born in Toronto, Canada, Cronenberg was the son of Esther ( born Sumberg ), a musician, and Milton Cronenberg, a writer and editor.

Esther (; ), born Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Biblical Book of Esther.

Esther was terrified of this ( she had not been called to the king in 30 days ), so she and her maid-servants and her people the Jews of Persia fasted earnestly for three days before she built up the courage to enter the king's presence.

In the Talmud ( Tractate Yoma 29a ), Esther is compared to the " morning star ", and is considered the subject of Psalm 22, because its introduction is a " song for the morning star ".

* The play entitled Esther ( 1960 ), written by Welsh dramatist Saunders Lewis, is a retelling of the story in Welsh.

* Patti Palmer ( née Esther Calonico ), a former singer with Ted Fio Rito ; married October 3, 1944, divorced September 1980.

Blume was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Esther ( née Rosenfeld ), a homemaker, and Ralph Sussman, a dentist.

According to the Talmud there were also seven women who are counted as prophets whose message bears relevance for all generations: Sarah, Miriam, Devorah, Hannah ( mother of the prophet Samuel ), Abigail ( a wife of King David ), Huldah ( from the time of Jeremiah ), and Esther.

These additional books are Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach, Baruch, Letter of Jeremiah ( which later became chapter 6 of Baruch in the Vulgate ), additions to Daniel ( The Prayer of Azarias, the Song of the Three Children, Susanna and Bel and the Dragon ), additions to Esther, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, 3 Maccabees, 4 Maccabees, 1 Esdras, Odes, including the Prayer of Manasseh, the Psalms of Solomon, and Psalm 151.

But it was National AAU champion swimmer, Esther Williams, who popularized synchronized swimming through ( often elaborately staged ) scenes in Hollywood films such as Bathing Beauty ( 1944 ), Million Dollar Mermaid ( 1952 ), and Jupiter's Darling ( 1955 ).

However, Rabbinical writings seem to indicate that certain books were disputed as accepted canon ( such as Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs and Esther, see also Antilegomena ), but it may not necessarily be the case.

Other celebs to have been featured in their own strips include Jonathan Ross, Russell Brand, Esther Rantzen, Stephen Fry, Noel Edmonds, Jimmy Savile ( as the headmaster of " Pop School ", as " Sir Jimmy Savile, the Owl " and in " Jimmy Savile's Haunted Head "), Johnny Vaughan, Adam Ant, Jimmy Hill, Noddy Holder, Boy George, Freddie Garrity, Steve McFadden, Morrissey ( constantly finding daffodils stuck into the seat of his trousers, parodying his appearances on Top of the Pops ), Busted, Eminem, Big Daddy and plenty more.

) ( 1956 ), Brad ( Treachery ) ( 1958 ), Esther ( 1960 ), and Cymru fydd ( Tomorrow's Wales ) ( 1967 ).