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Esther 9:26 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Esther 9:26 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Esther chapter 9 verse 26 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them, Pur: that is, Lot”
Esther 9:26 (KJV)
Commentary on Esther 9:26
Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them, The festival's name "Purim" derives from "Pur" (the lot Haman cast to determine the Jews' destruction date, 3:7). Naming the celebration after the divination device that determined the attack date creates profound irony: the instrument intended to ensure successful genocide instead marks the day commemorating Jewish deliverance. The name forever reminds celebrants that what enemies intend for evil, God tu...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Esther 9:26
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“and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus”
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“to the end that no stranger”