Chapters 1,2,3
The number of days of Achashverosh's first over the top party.
What is 180 days?
Esther's initial reaction and reason when Mordechai tells her to go to the King.
What is she refuses because she cannot go to the King unless he has summoned her?
When King's sleep was disturbed, he asked for this to help him go back to sleep.
What is to have someone read to him from his Book of Chronicles (event diary)?
The number of small parties Esther holds for Achashverosh and Haman.
What is two?
What is ten?
Mordechai's lineage.
What is a man of Judah, son of Yair, son of Shimi, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin?
אִישׁ יְהוּדִי הָיָה בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה וּשְׁמוֹ מׇרְדֳּכַי בֶּן יָאִיר בֶּן־שִׁמְעִי בֶּן־קִישׁ אִישׁ יְמִינִי ׃
Esther does this to prepare to see the King.
What is put on Royal Apparel?
When the King mentions how a person who helps the King should be honored, Haman thinks this.
He (Haman) thinks he is going to be honored?
The servant that notices the stakes that Haman had set up for Mordecai now to be used to kill Haman.
Who is Charbonah- חרבונה?
The dates that most of the Jews celebrate Purim and the date that the Jews of Shushan celebrated.
What is the 14th of Adar and the 15th of Adar?
Hadassah if the original name of this character.
Who is Esther?
What is he extends the golden scepter?
What is because Mordecai foiled Bigtan and Teresh's plan to kill the King?
What is she asked for letters to be sent immediately to all the provinces to prevent the evil decree of Haman?
Things the Jews did to celebrate their victory.
What is having a feast and giving presents of food to friends?
Peoples' reactions when they saw Esther for the first time.
What is they 'found favor'-- I.e. they immediately liked her?
What is half the kingdom?
Mordecai was specifically honored in these ways.
What are wearing the King's robes, being paraded through Shushan on the King's horse and have announced 'This is what is done for a man for whom the King wants to honor'?
The new decree allowed the Jews of the Persian Kingdom to do this.
What is take up arms and defend themselves?
The meaning of the word Purim.
What is lots?
This is Haman's lineage.
Haman's wife Zeresh and her friends plan this for Mordechai.
What is to hang him on a the gallows?
When Haman came home, his wife Zeresh told him this about his fate.
What is that if Mordecai is indeed a Jew, Haman will never succeed against him?
When the Jews went to war, this is what some of the Persians did to save themselves.
What is pretend to be Jews?
What is raise taxes?