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Esther 2:12 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Esther 2:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Esther chapter 2 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)”
Esther 2:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Esther 2:12
Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;) The twelve-month preparation period reveals both the elaborate nature of Persian royal culture and the extended timeline over which God's providence operates. The "purifications" (tamruqim, תַּמְרוּקִים) involved six months with "oil of myrrh" (shemen hamor, שֶׁמֶן הַמֹּר)...
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Cross-References for Esther 2:12
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“perfumed with myrrh and frankincense”
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