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ESTHER 

 Even in the days of Ahasuerus, who ruled "from India even unto Ethiopia," the Jews 

 were objects of persecution; but they found deliverance at the hands of Esther, the mece oi 

 Mordecai, who not only was "fair and beautiful," but courageous and resourceful. I he storj 

 of this Jewish heroine, aside from its religious significance, is one of the most appealing in 

 all literature. 



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