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Weird Things You Never Learned About Queen Esther

If you've ever read the Bible and thought, "This is cool, but it could really use some disturbing Game of Thrones action," the story of Queen Esther is for you. Here's an abridged version: when the current queen angers the king, he chucks her and picks a new wife from a selection of hot young women. Esther is the lucky girl, but she hides the fact she's Jewish. When her cousin Mordecai angers Haman—the big bad of the story—Haman decides her's going kill every Jew in revenge...

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Weird Things You Never Learned About Queen Esther

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    Weird Things You Never Learned About Queen Esther

    Weird Things You Never Learned About Queen Esther

    If you've ever read the Bible and thought, "This is cool, but it could really use some disturbing Game of Thrones action," the story of Queen Esther is for you. Here's an abridged version: when the current queen angers the king, he chucks her and picks a new wife from a selection of hot young women. Esther is the lucky girl, but she hides the fact she's Jewish. When her cousin Mordecai angers Haman—the big bad of the story—Haman decides her's going kill every Jew in revenge...

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    The Real Story Of King Herod - Grunge

    King Herod, a.k.a. Herod the Great, is a figure in the Nativity story who doesn't get as much play as, say, Mary and Joseph. But the guy's actually pivotal in the life of Jesus. According to the Bible, his jealousy over the birth of the "King of the Jews" (because Herod thought he had that title) led to a massive slaughter of children. Every male child under 2-years-old was killed, lest they take they take over from King Herod (not unlike Moses's backstory). Only by an angel's interference did Jesus's family get away. But the Massacre of the Innocents (the formal name for his baby-killing spree) is only mentioned in one gospel, and no other records from the time, so there's some doubt it ever really happened...

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