Megillat Esther
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Megillat Esther is the biblical Book of Esther, a scroll read in synagogues that narrates the salvation of the Jews in Persia and forms the scriptural basis for the Jewish festival of Purim.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Esther | 18 |
| Megillat Esther canonical | 3 |
| Book of Esther (traditional identification by some scholars) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T511205 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Megillat Esther Context triple: [Purim, primaryText, Megillat Esther]
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Haggadah
The Haggadah is a Jewish religious text that sets forth the order of the Passover Seder, combining biblical narrative, prayers, and ritual instructions.
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Additions to Esther
Additions to Esther is a set of Greek expansions to the biblical Book of Esther, found in the Septuagint and considered deuterocanonical in some Christian traditions.
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Fast of Esther
The Fast of Esther is a minor Jewish fast day observed on the day before Purim, commemorating the fasting of the Jewish people in the Purim story.
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Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
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Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Megillat Esther Target entity description: Megillat Esther is the biblical Book of Esther, a scroll read in synagogues that narrates the salvation of the Jews in Persia and forms the scriptural basis for the Jewish festival of Purim.
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A.
Haggadah
The Haggadah is a Jewish religious text that sets forth the order of the Passover Seder, combining biblical narrative, prayers, and ritual instructions.
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B.
Additions to Esther
Additions to Esther is a set of Greek expansions to the biblical Book of Esther, found in the Septuagint and considered deuterocanonical in some Christian traditions.
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C.
Fast of Esther
The Fast of Esther is a minor Jewish fast day observed on the day before Purim, commemorating the fasting of the Jewish people in the Purim story.
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D.
Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
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E.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Megillah
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biblical book ⓘ book of the Ketuvim ⓘ scroll ⓘ |
| associatedBlessing | blessings before the Megillah reading ⓘ |
| associatedCustom |
blotting out Haman’s name with noise
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public chanting in synagogue ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Jewish survival in exile
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divine providence ⓘ reversal of fortune ⓘ salvation of the Jews in Persia ⓘ |
| chapters | 10 ⓘ |
| commandedPractice |
annual commemoration of deliverance
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festive meal on Purim ⓘ gifts to the poor (matanot laevyonim) ⓘ sending portions of food (mishloach manot) ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Esther
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Haman ⓘ King Ahasuerus ⓘ Mordechai ⓘ Vashti ⓘ Zeresh ⓘ |
| dividedInto |
chapters
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verses ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
Ibn Ezra
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Maharal of Prague ⓘ Malbim ⓘ Rashi ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
diaspora novella
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historical tale ⓘ narrative ⓘ |
| includedIn | Five Megillot ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | one of the Five Megillot ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
public reading on Purim
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synagogue reading ⓘ |
| mentionsKing |
King Ahasuerus
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surface form:
Ahasuerus
|
| notableFeature | does not explicitly mention God ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tanakh
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surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Ketuvim ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ |
| readBy | baal koreh ⓘ |
| readFrom | parchment scroll ⓘ |
| readOn |
14th of Adar
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15th of Adar in walled cities ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| requires | cantillation according to special trope ⓘ |
| scripturalBasisFor | Purim ⓘ |
| settingEmpire |
Achaemenid Empire
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surface form:
Persian Empire
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| settingLocation | Shushan ⓘ |
| textualTradition |
Masorah
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surface form:
Masoretic Text
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Subject: Megillat Esther Description of subject: Megillat Esther is the biblical Book of Esther, a scroll read in synagogues that narrates the salvation of the Jews in Persia and forms the scriptural basis for the Jewish festival of Purim.
Referenced by (22)
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