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Ahasuerus
אחשוורוש he Assuerus la
Name of one or more kings of Persia in the Hebrew Bible (Esther, Ezra, Daniel), cognate to the Greek form Xerxes or Artaxerxes
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name of one or more kings of Persia in the Hebrew Bible (Esther, Ezra, Daniel), cognate to the Greek form Xerxes or ArtaxerxesWikidata record description. Read Ahasuerus in the Wikipedia reader.
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