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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Esther 9:17

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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9:17 they rested, celebrating their victory with a day of feasting and gladness: God is not mentioned, but surely they thanked God on this day for their rescue. This was the beginning of a new festival, later called Purim (9:19-32).
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