Difference between revisions of "How Did Esther Conceal Her Nationality/2"

From AlHaTorah.org
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 7: Line 7:
  
 
<category name="">Until the Banquet
 
<category name="">Until the Banquet
<p>Esther hid that she was Jewish all the way until the Banquet. These commentators differ on how Esther's relationship to Mordechai did not reveal the secret.</p>
+
<p>Esther hid that she was Jewish all the way until the Banquet</p>
 
<opinion name="">Relationship to Mordechai Was Unknown
 
<opinion name="">Relationship to Mordechai Was Unknown
 
<p>They did not know Esther was taken from Mordechai's house.</p>
 
<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>
 
<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>
 
</opinion>
 
</opinion>
<opinion name="">Assumed Esther Was Adopted
+
<opinion name="">Esther Was Adopted
 
<p>They knew Esther was taken from Mordechai's house but thought she was adopted.</p>
 
<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>
 
<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>
</opinion>
 
<opinion name="">Mordechai's Identity Was Unknown
 
<p>They knew Esther was related to Mordechai but did not know he was Jewish</p>
 
 
</opinion>
 
</opinion>
 
</category>
 
</category>
 
<category name="">Until She Became Queen
 
<category name="">Until She Became Queen
 
<p>Esther hid her identity only until she was chosen.</p>
 
<p>Esther hid her identity only until she was chosen.</p>
 +
<opinion name="">Relationship to Mordechai Was Unknown
 +
<p>They did not know Esther was taken from Mordechai's house.</p>
 +
</opinion>
 +
<opinion name="">Esther Was Adopted
 +
<p>They knew Esther was taken from Mordechai's house but thought she was adopted.</p>
 +
</opinion>
 +
<opinion name="">Mordechai's Identity Was Unknown
 +
<p>They knew Esther was related to Mordechai but did not know he was Jeiwsh</p>
 +
</opinion>
 
</category>
 
</category>
 
<category name="">Never Concealed
 
<category name="">Never Concealed

Version as of 23:21, 4 March 2015

When and How Did Esther Conceal Her Nationality?

Exegetical Approaches

This page is a stub.
Please contact us if you would like to assist in its development.

Until the Banquet

Esther hid that she was Jewish all the way until the Banquet

Relationship to Mordechai Was Unknown

They did not know Esther was taken from Mordechai's house.

Esther Was Adopted

They knew Esther was taken from Mordechai's house but thought she was adopted.

Until She Became Queen

Esther hid her identity only until she was chosen.

Relationship to Mordechai Was Unknown

They did not know Esther was taken from Mordechai's house.

Esther Was Adopted

They knew Esther was taken from Mordechai's house but thought she was adopted.

Mordechai's Identity Was Unknown

They knew Esther was related to Mordechai but did not know he was Jeiwsh

Never Concealed

Esther never hid that she was Jewish.