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When it comes to heroes and sheroes, Ruth and Esther are unmatched in the course of history. Facing poverty, social rejection, personal danger, and even death, they show us how God often directly intervenes in the lives of his faithful people. Two stories of faith, bravery, and hope that help us believe that God is real, he is alive, he protects and guides us.

possible writing date would be after his reign around the mid-fifth century B.C. The latest reasonable date would be prior to 331 B.C., when Greece conquered Persia. Background and Setting The events recorded in this book occurred during the Persian period of world history, 539 B.C. (Daniel 5:30–31) to 331 B.C. (Daniel 8:1–27). Ahasuerus ruled from 486 to 465 B.C.; Esther covers the 483–473 B.C. portion of his reign. The name Ahasuerus represents the Hebrew transliteration of the Persian name “Khshayarsha,”
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