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Vashti
queen before Esther
Queen removed before Esther becomes queen.
10 appearances1 Bible books1 known aliases
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Queen of who refuses the king's drunken summons to display her beauty before the assembled nobles on the seventh day of his banquet in . On the counsel of his advisors, who fear that her defiance will embolden women throughout the empire, the king issues an irrevocable decree removing her from his presence. Her dismissal sets in motion the search for a new queen that brings to the palace.
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