[Year of first publication] Fourth century BCE [Character(s)] Esther (originally Hadassah), Mordecai [Work] The Book of Esther [Creator] Traditionally attributed to Mordecai [Country of publication] Areas of the Fertile Crescent [Details] In the story, Hadassah, who was Jewish and living in exile with the Jews in Persia, took the name Esther and married the king of Persia, concealing the fact that she was Jewish. When her uncle Mordecai did not bow down to the new court minister Haman, Haman took offense and obtained the king's approval to kill all the Jews in the land. In the story, Mordecai and Esther are able to convince her husband stop the genocide.[1] The story of Esther is celebrated in the Jewish holiday of Purim.[1] [Media] 
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