Who was Queen Esther?
Esther was a Jewish woman who became queen of Persia and risked her life to save her people from destruction — acting, as Mordecai urged, “for such a time as this.”
An orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai, Esther was chosen as queen without revealing she was Jewish. When the official Haman plotted to destroy all the Jews, Mordecai called her to act.
At great personal risk Esther approached the king uninvited, exposed Haman’s scheme, and won deliverance for her people. Haman fell on the very gallows he had built.
Though God is never named in the book, his providence runs through every turn. Esther’s courage is remembered each year in the feast of Purim.
Original BibleDawn answer · reviewed 2026-06. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.