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- proper noun biblical A
king ofPersia , later identified withXerxes . - proper noun A name given to the
Wandering Jew .
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Examples
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Jewish master of a trading vessel -- a lean man called Ahasuerus -- said,
Figures of Earth James Branch Cabell 1918
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This makes people uncertain whether the king who is called Ahasuerus in the
The Chosen People A Compendium of Sacred and Church History for School-Children Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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That Darius, who is said (XI, 1) by Daniel to have been the son of "Ahasuerus" (Xerxes), was really his father.
The Necessity of Atheism David Marshall Brooks
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For further details, see the eloquent and learned notice by Charles Magnin, appended to the magnificent poem "Ahasuerus," by Ed. Quinet.
The Wandering Jew — Complete Eug��ne Sue 1830
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For further details, see the eloquent and learned notice by Charles Magnin, appended to the magnificent poem "Ahasuerus," by Ed. Quinet.
The Wandering Jew — Volume 02 Eug��ne Sue 1830
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It was the story of Esther, and Mama allowed me to play the part of King Ahasuerus, who saved the Jewish people.
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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It was the story of Esther, and Mama allowed me to play the part of King Ahasuerus, who saved the Jewish people.
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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When Esther learned of a plot by a madman named Haman to kill all the Jews in the Persian Empire, she knew the right thing to do was to alert her husband, King Ahasuerus.
The 7 Glenn Beck 2011
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And where were the King Ahasuerus-es and the Mordecais on your route??
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My name is Tobias (a fresh-faced boy in the Apocrypha, who travels with angels and wrestles with fish) Fleet (a long-buried river in North London, and a great uncle who died in the Great War) Ahasuerus (more Apocrypha) Hill (like Benny).
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