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By Bob Campbell, Reporter
• Odessa American
ODESSA, TEXAS - Queen Esther is a compelling figure who saved the Jewish people from genocide in the Fifth Century B.C.
The 17th book of the Old Testament is named for her and clergymen say she is notable for a number of qualities, beauty, bravery and resourcefulness among them.
Bishop Michael Sis, Rabbi Jordan Parr and Lutheran Pastor Erik Stadler say it is unknown how many lives she saved after Haman, a high official in the Persian Empire of King Xerxes I, almost succeeded in having every Jew in the empire killed from modern day Iraq and Iran to Israel, Egypt and Turkey ...
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