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<h1>When and How Did Esther Conceal Her Nationality?</h1>
 
<h1>When and How Did Esther Conceal Her Nationality?</h1>
 
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<category name="">Until the Banquet
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<category>Until the Banquet
<p>Esther hid that she was Jewish all the way until the Banquet</p>
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<p>Acahshverosh did not know Esther's nationality until she revealed it at the second party.</p>
<opinion name="">Relationship to Mordechai Was Unknown
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<mekorot><multilink><a href="RYosefNachmiasEsther2-8" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Nachmias</a><a href="RYosefNachmiasEsther2-8" data-aht="source">Esther 2:8</a><a href="R. Yosef Nachmias" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Nachmias</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="AkeidatYitzchakEsther2-10" data-aht="source">Akeidat Yitzchak</a><a href="AkeidatYitzchakEsther2-10" data-aht="source">Esther 2:10</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Arama (Akeidat Yitzchak)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Arama</a></multilink></mekorot>
<p>They did not know Esther was taken from Mordechai's house.</p>
 
<mekorot><multilink><a href="RSaadiaGaonEsther2-8-11" data-aht="source">R. Saadia Gaon</a><a href="RSaadiaGaonEsther2-8-11" data-aht="source">Esther 2:8-11</a><a href="R. Saadia Gaon" data-aht="parshan">About R. Saadia Gaon</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RYosefNachmiasEsther2-8" data-aht="source">R. Yosef Nachmias</a><a href="RYosefNachmiasEsther2-8" data-aht="source">Esther 2:8</a><a href="R. Yosef Nachmias" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Nachmias</a></multilink></mekorot>
 
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<opinion name="">Esther Was Adopted
 
<p>They knew Esther was taken from Mordechai's house but thought she was adopted.</p>
 
<mekorot><multilink><a href="AkeidatYitzchakEsther2-10" data-aht="source">Akeidat Yitzchak #1</a><a href="AkeidatYitzchakEsther2-10" data-aht="source">Esther 2:10</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Arama (Akeidat Yitzchak)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Arama</a></multilink></mekorot>
 
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<category name="">Until She Became Queen
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<category>Until She Became Queen
<p>Esther hid her identity only until she was chosen.</p>
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<p>Esther only kept her identity a secret until she was chosen as queen.</p>
<opinion name="">Relationship to Mordechai Was Unknown
 
<p>They did not know Esther was taken from Mordechai's house.</p>
 
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<opinion name="">Esther Was Adopted
 
<p>They knew Esther was taken from Mordechai's house but thought she was adopted.</p>
 
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<opinion name="">Mordechai's Identity Was Unknown
 
<p>They knew Esther was related to Mordechai but did not know he was Jeiwsh</p>
 
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<category name="">Never Concealed
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<category>Never Concealed
 
<p>Esther never hid that she was Jewish.</p>
 
<p>Esther never hid that she was Jewish.</p>
 
<mekorot><multilink><a href="AkeidatYitzchakEsther2-10" data-aht="source">Akeidat Yitzchak #2</a><a href="AkeidatYitzchakEsther2-10" data-aht="source">Esther 2:10</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Arama (Akeidat Yitzchak)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Arama</a></multilink></mekorot>
 
<mekorot><multilink><a href="AkeidatYitzchakEsther2-10" data-aht="source">Akeidat Yitzchak #2</a><a href="AkeidatYitzchakEsther2-10" data-aht="source">Esther 2:10</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Arama (Akeidat Yitzchak)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Arama</a></multilink></mekorot>

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When and How Did Esther Conceal Her Nationality?

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Until the Banquet

Acahshverosh did not know Esther's nationality until she revealed it at the second party.

Until She Became Queen

Esther only kept her identity a secret until she was chosen as queen.

Never Concealed

Esther never hid that she was Jewish.