This year, Purim falls on March 21/22. The feast was inaugurated in the Megillat Esther, the scroll of Esther. The events of this book cover the years 483 to 473 B.C., a ten-year stretch during the reign of the Persian King Xerxes I. In Hebrew, the king became known as Ahasuerus. He ruled over Persia from 486-465 B.C.
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1This article is based on a chapter of Dr. Fruchtenbaum’s book The Feasts and Fasts of Israel: Their Historic and Prophetic Significance, available through Ariel Ministries in April 2019.
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This article first appeared in Ariel Magazine, Spring 2019 / Volume 1 / #36, pp 06 -07. It has been republished here with permission by the copyright owner: Ariel Ministries USA, 11926 Radium St, San Antonio, TX 78216, USA. © 2022 by Ariel Ministries USA. All rights reserved.