Like the Greeks and Romans, the Persians reclined at their meals on sofas or couches. Haman, in the intensity of his supplication, had thrown himse…

The bed — that is, the couch on which she had been reclining at the banquet. This was the customary posture at meals, not only of …

Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place
of the banquet of wine
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The king was angry: those who act with self-will reflect on their actions afterward with self-reproach. When angry, we should pause before we reach…