Talk:Vashti

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Note: Some text here is from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.

[edit] Name meaning

I've corrected the name meaning per Behind the Name's entry. In my experience, BtN is one of the most accurate—if not the most accurate—name site I've ever come across.

BtN's entry notes that Vashti is "most likely" to be Persian in origin, rather than Hebrew. Oxygen.com's Babynamer and Hebrew Letters, other fairly reliable sources imo, gives this Persian meaning as "beautiful". Randee15 05:26, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Vashti

In the BoE (Book of Esther), what happened to Vashti? --Wack'd About Wiki 13:17, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Ester replaced her as Queen. In the U.S., Jewish children are taught that Vashti was executed, but Christian websites say that the King divorced her. The Book of Ester does not say which happened, only that a replacement Queen was needed. Either way, she stopped being Queen.66.10.94.35 (talk) 22:34, 23 March 2008 (UTC)