19Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, a holiday, and a day of sending presents of food to one another.
Esther 9 records the dramatic reversal of fortune for the Jewish people in the Persian Empire. On the day appointed for their annihilation, the Jews instead gain the upper hand, striking down their enemies across the provinces. The chapter details the aftermath: the ten sons of H
World English Bible (WEB) Public Domain (CC0). The World English Bible has been dedicated to the public domain by its translators.
Midvash cross references + OpenBible.info data (CC BY 4.0).
