Additions to Esther
Additions to Esther refers to several additional chapters (11-16) to the Book of Esther, found in the Septuagint. These Chapters are found in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles but generally not in ones used by Protestants. Some of the additions are:
- Mordechai's dream, his later interpretation of the dream in light of what happened to him in real life
- Details of the decree against the Jews
Additions To Esther Media
A 13th–14th-century scroll of the Book of Esther from Fez, Morocco, held at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris. Traditionally, a scroll of Esther is given only one roller, fixed to its lefthand side, rather than the two used for a Torah scroll.
The introduction of Book of Esther, hand written, part of Cairo Gniza, digital collections of Younes & Soraya Nazarian Library, University of Haifa
Mordecai is honoured in this 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Scroll of Esther (Megillah)
The opening chapter of a hand-written scroll of the Book of Esther, with reader's Torah pointer
The Feast of Esther (Feest van Esther, 1625) by Jan Lievens, North Carolina Museum of Art
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