Introduction Queen Esther Bible Story Queen Esther is a biblical figure who is the eponymous protagonist of the biblical book of Esther. She was a Jewish woman who lived in Persia during the reign of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) in the 5th century BCE. According to the Bible, Queen Esther was an orphan who was raised by her cousin Mordecai. She was selected by King Ahasuerus to be his queen after he had deposed his…