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gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Megillah
Old Testament book
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gptkbp:apocryphalAdditions
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gptkb:Greek_Additions_to_Esther
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gptkbp:attributedTo
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unknown
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gptkbp:celebrates
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gptkb:Purim
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gptkbp:contains
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Ten chapters
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gptkbp:date
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4th century BCE
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gptkbp:firstLine
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Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus...
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gptkbp:genre
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Historical narrative
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gptkbp:hasCommentaryBy
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gptkb:Rashi
gptkb:Ibn_Ezra
Christian theologians
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gptkbp:holidayAssociated
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gptkb:Purim
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Book of Esther
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gptkbp:includedIn
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gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Masoretic_Text
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Purimspiel
Art and literature
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Aramaic
gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Hebrew
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gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion
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For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus...
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gptkbp:liturgicalUse
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Read during Purim
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Persia
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gptkbp:mainCharacter
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gptkb:Esther
gptkb:Haman
gptkb:Mordecai
gptkb:King_Ahasuerus
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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God is not mentioned
No explicit religious practices
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Christian_Old_Testament
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gptkbp:recitedBy
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gptkb:Jews
gptkb:Purim
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gptkbp:relatedWork
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gptkb:Additions_to_Esther
gptkb:Book_of_Judith
gptkb:Targum_Esther
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Persian_Empire
gptkb:Susa
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gptkbp:significance
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Explains origin of Purim
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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Esther becomes queen
Foiling of Haman's plot
Jews saved from destruction
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gptkbp:status
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Canonical in Judaism
Canonical in most Christian traditions
Deuterocanonical in Catholic and Orthodox traditions
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:Providence
Jewish survival
Reversal of fortune
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Purim
gptkb:Laws_of_Purim
gptkb:Esther
gptkb:Fast_of_Esther
gptkb:Haman
gptkb:Midrash_Rabbah
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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