Esther:
- Esther means Star of the East.
- The book of Esther is never mentioned or quoted in the New Testament.
- God is not mentioned in the book of Esther.
- The book of Esther teaches the reality of God's divine Providence.
- Ruth was a Gentile who married a Jew; Esther was a Jew who married a Gentile.
- Mordecai was Esther's cousin.