וַיְהִ֖י בִּימֵ֣י אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ ה֣וּא אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ הַמֹּלֵךְ֙ מֵהֹ֣דּוּ וְעַד־כּ֔וּשׁ שֶׁ֛בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּמֵאָ֖ה מְדִינָֽה׃
It happened in the days of Ahasuerus—that Ahasuerus who reigned over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia.
vai-Y'-hee b'-Y'-may a-khash-VE-rosh, HU a-khash-VE-rosh ha-m'-LEKH may-HO-du v'-ad-KUSH, SHE-va v'-e-s'-reem u-m'-a, m'-dee-NAH
Esther 1:1
בַּיָּמִ֖ים הָהֵ֑ם כְּשֶׁ֣בֶת ׀ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ עַ֚ל כִּסֵּ֣א מַלְכוּת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַבִּירָֽה׃
In those days, when King Ahasuerus occupied the royal throne in the fortress Shushan,
ba-ya-MEEM ha-HEM, k'-SHE-vet ha-ME-lekh a-khash-VE-rosh al ki-SAY mal-KU-to, a-SHER b'-shu-SHAN ha-bi-RAH
Esther 1:2
This map highlights Achashveirosh’s vast empire as described in the Book of Esther 1:1-2.
1-2. Achashveirosh, king of Persia, ruled a vast empire from India (1) to Ethiopia (2) (Esther 1:1).
3. Shushan, located in modern-day Iran, was the capitol of the Persian empire (Esther 1:2). It is where the events of the Book of Esther took place. It was also where Nechemiah lived before going to the Land of Israel (Nehemiah 1:1), and is mentioned in the Book of Daniel (Daniel 8:2).
4. The Land of Israel was part of Achashveirosh’s kingdom.
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