Persian King Xerxes thought to be Biblical Ahasuerus ‘famous example of arrogance’
The story of Esther would have taken place in the third year of Xerxes’ reign in 483 BCE, noted Dr. Yigal Bloch, curator of the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem.
King Ahasuerus condemning Haman by Arent de Gelder.(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKYUpdated:
