Book of Esther

book of the Hebrew Bible
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Book of Esther

Summary

Book of Esther is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,654 views/month, #47 of 6,426).[2]

Key Facts

  • Book of Esther's instance of is recorded as written work[3].
  • Book of Esther's instance of is recorded as book of the Bible[4].
  • Book of Esther followed Book of Nehemiah[5].
  • Book of Esther was followed by Book of Job[6].
  • Book of Esther is part of Ketuvim[7].
  • Book of Esther is part of Five Megillot[8].
  • Book of Esther is part of Old Testament[9].
  • Book of Esther is part of Historical books[10].
  • Book of Esther is part of Vulgate[11].
  • Book of Esther is part of Luther Bible[12].
  • Book of Esther is part of Septuagint[13].
  • Book of Esther's Commons category is recorded as Book of Esther[14].
  • Book of Esther's language of work or name is recorded as Biblical Hebrew[15].
  • Book of Esther comprises Esther 1[16].
  • Book of Esther comprises Esther 2[17].
  • Book of Esther comprises Esther 3[18].
  • Book of Esther comprises Esther 4[19].
  • Book of Esther comprises Esther 5[20].
  • Book of Esther comprises Esther 6[21].
  • Book of Esther comprises Esther 7[22].
  • Book of Esther comprises Esther 8[23].
  • Book of Esther comprises Esther 9[24].
  • Book of Esther comprises Esther 10[25].
  • Book of Esther's characters is recorded as Esther[26].
  • Book of Esther's characters is recorded as Ahasuerus[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Ketuvim[7], a religious text[28]; Five Megillot[8], a group of literary works[29]; Old Testament[9], a literary work[30], written by various authors[31]; Historical books[10], a religious text[32]; Vulgate[11], a Bible translation[33], written by Jerome[34]; and Luther Bible[12], a version, edition or translation[35], written by Martin Luther[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include written work[3] and book of the Bible[4].

Why It Matters

Book of Esther ranks in the top 0.73% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,654 views/month, #47 of 6,426).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Putnik · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id esteros-knyga
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: esteros-knyga"
  2. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  3. 4w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Characters Esther, Ahasuerus, Haman +5
    Language of work or name Biblical Hebrew
    Part of
    Has part(s) Esther 1, Esther 2, Esther 3 +7
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: l/libro-de-ester, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
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