Esther 9 in the early church
6 passages quote, allude to, or echo Esther 9, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Esther 9:1
On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esth 9:1 | Homilies on Matthew 4.2 · John Chrysostom | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 390 |
Esther 9:19
This is why the rural Jews, who live in the villages, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting. It is a holiday for sending gifts to one another.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esth 9:19–22 | Letter 53.8 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Esther 9:21
to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esth 9:21 | On Prayer 13.2 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Esth 9:21 | Altercatio, chapter 2, speech 41 · Evagrius of Gaul | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 400 |
Esther 9:25
But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esth 9:25 | Demonstration 3.10 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Esth 9:25 | Demonstration 9.8 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |