Rather, “where was an awning of fine white cotton and violet.” White and blue (or violet) were the royal colors in Persia. Such awnings as are desc…

Where were white... —This should be [hangings of] “white cotton and blue.” The word translated “cotton” (Hebrew, carpas) …

Where were white, green, and blue hangings
Or curtains of fine linen, as the Targum, which were of these several col…

As pride rose in Ahasuerus's heart with the grandeur of his kingdom, he made an extravagant feast. This was vainglory. A dinner of herbs with quiet…