Hidden Heroes: Esther, The Teenager Who Saved a Nation
by Marilynn Chadwick
The book of Esther tells the dramatic story of a 15-year-old teenager who saved an entire nation. Years earlier, the Jews had been taken from Jerusalem into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (Esther 2:5-7). Babylon was then defeated by Persia. Esther was a Jew living in the Persian empire and being raised by an older cousin named Mordecai. Described as "lovely in form and features," her name had been changed from her original Hebrew name, Hadassah, to the Persian name Esther, or "star." Life as a Jew in exile was all Esther had ever known—that is, until she…
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