Thematic Bible: Carried by a courier


Thematic Bible



Mordecai wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king's signet ring. He then sent letters by couriers on horses, who rode royal horses that were very swift. Verse ConceptsMulesSealing The MessageRiding Horses

Letters were sent by the runners to all the king's provinces stating that they should destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews, from youth to elderly, both women and children, on a particular day, namely the thirteenth day of the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar), and to loot and plunder their possessions. Verse ConceptsMonth 12Killing Israelites

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