Following the conquest of Babylon, the King of Persia gives a banquet for his people at which he requests the presence of his wife, Vashti. As she refuses the King's demand, Ahasuerus disowns Vashti and goes in search of her replacement. In his harem, he meets the young girl Esther who immediately captivates him with her charm and beauty. Unaware of her Jewish heritage, King Ahasuerus falls in love with her. Esther then reveals to Ahasuerus that she is Jewish and asks him to show her people mercy, because of a planned genocide of the Jews by the King's right-hand man, Haman. In doing so, she saves the lives of many innocent people and paves the way for their return to Jerusalem. This DVD is divided into 24 chapters. Approx. running time 91 minutes.
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Format: DVD Vendor: Lionsgate Home Entertainment Publication Date: 2008 ISBN: 1400312493
ISBN-13: 9781400312498 UPC: 031398745525 Availability: In Stock Series:The Bible
Following the conquest of Babylon, the King of Persia gives a banquet for his people at which he requests the presence of his wife, Vashti. As she refuses the King’s demand, Ahasuerus disowns Vashti and goes in search of her replacement. In his harem, he meets the young woman, Esther, who immediately captivates him with her charm and beauty.
Unaware of her Jewish heritage, King Ahasuerus falls in love with Esther but then reveals to him that she is Jewish. She asks him to show her people mercy because of a planned genocide of the Jews by the King’s right-hand man, Haman. In doing so, Esther saves the lives of many innocent people and paves the way for their return to Jerusalem.
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Reviewed by Phyllis (Tennessee), August 12, 2009
Goes along with the book of Esther The facts of the Bible are there and not embellished. Would be ideal for any age group. I highly recommend
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Reviewed by Janice (COlumbia MD), January 12, 2009
I purchased this DVD a while back and I like this version much better than the movie "One Night with the King". This is very Bible based and clean cut.
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