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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Teresh
He and Bigthan guarded the door of King Ahasuerus and plotted to kill him. Mordecai found out and reported it, and both men were executed. The record of that service was later read to the king, and it turned the story of Esther.
He and Bigthan guarded the door of King Ahasuerus and plotted to kill him. Mordecai found out and reported it, and both men were executed. The record of that service was later read to the king, and it turned the story of Esther.
Teresh was a eunuch who guarded the entrance to the palace of the Persian king Ahasuerus, commonly identified with Xerxes I. Along with a fellow guard, Bigthan, he plotted to assassinate the king, but Mordecai learned of the conspiracy and reported it, and the two men were executed. The record of Mordecai's service was later read to the king and became the turning point that led to Mordecai's promotion (Esther 2:21-23; 6:1-3).
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- Esther 2:21
- Esther 6:2
