Ahasuerus
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Ahasuerus or Ahasverus (Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ, Standard Hebrew Aḥašveroš, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĂḫašwērôš) may be:
- the name of the king of Persia in the Book of Esther in the Bible
- the name of a king of Persia in the Book of Ezra, traditionally considered to be the same as the Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther.
- the name of an ally of Nebuchadnezzar in the Book of Tobit, he is identified with Cyaxares
- the name of the father of Darius the Mede in the Book of Daniel, he is considered to be the same as the Ahasuerus of the Book of Tobit.
- the Wandering Jew
The name is generally thought to be equivalent to Xerxes, both being derived from the original Persian Khshayarsha.
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