Chapter 1
The queen who refused the king's command
Vashti
The city where Ahasuerus (Xerxes) palace was located
Susa (Shushan)
The villain who was prejudiced against Jews
Haman
What Esther sent to Mordecai when she heard about Mordecai's weeping
Clothing/garments
The item the king held out to Esther to let her know she could approach him.
Scepter
The number of days of the king's banquet
The feast for his officials lasted 180 days
The banquet for the people of Susa lasted 7 days
The length of Esther's beauty treatments
12 month total:
6 months with oil of myrrh
6 months with perfumes and preparations for beautifying women (cosmetics)
Haman's nationality
Agagite - Amalakite
What Esther asked all the Jews to do.
Fast for three days; night and day
What King Ahasuerus/Xerxes offered to give Esther
Up to half the kingdom
Three of the colors in the king's garden
White, blue, purple, silver, gold, alabaster, turquoise, and black
Esther's Hebrew name
Hadassah
The amount of money Haman offered the king to carry out his decree
Ten thousand talents of silver (375 tons)
The length of time since Esther had been called to see the king
30 days
What Esther offered at the banquet
The king and Haman to come to a banquet tomorrow
The number of provinces in Xerxes (Ahasuerus) kingdom
127
The two potential assassins
Bigthan (Bigthana)
and
Teresh
The word used in Esther for "lot" or "dice"
Pur
The Eunuch who Esther sent to find out what was troubling Mordecai
Hathach
The name of Haman's wife
Zeresh
The wise men's spokesman who advised Ahasuerus (Xerxes) on what to do with Vashti
Memucan
Mordecai's Hebrew tribe
Benjamite
The amount of time from when Haman's decree was written and the time it was to be carried out
Written: 13th day of 1st month
Executed: 13th day of 12th month
Time: 11 months
The reason Mordecai said Esther had come to her royal position
"Who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this." v. 14
The height of the gallows that Haman built
50 cubits - 75 feet