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Barnes' Notes on Esther 3:13

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Present, the Jews keep three days - the 13th, the 14th, and the 15th of Adar - as connected with “the Feast of Purim;” but they make the 13th a fast, commemorative of the fast of Esther Esther 4:16, and keep the feast itself on the 14th and 15th of Adar. return to 'Top of Page'
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