Additions to Esther

six chapters of the Book of Esther, interspersed throughout in the Septuagint, but absent in the Hebrew; considered canonical in many Christian traditions, but not in Judaism or most forms of Protestantism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Additions to Esther refers to several additional chapters (11-16) to the Book of Esther, found in the Septuagint. These Chapters are found in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles but generally not in ones used by Protestants. Some of the additions are:

  • Mordechai's dream, his later interpretation of the dream in light of what happened to him in real life
  • Details of the decree against the Jews


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