Esther 9:26 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

Therefore they called these days Purim, after the term Pur. And therefore, because of all that was written in this letter, and of what they had faced in this matter, and of what had befallen them,

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Purim. —As we have already stated, the festival of Purim is still observed by the Jews, on the 14th and 15th of Adar, the precedin…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur ,
&c.] The lot; because of the lots cast by Haman; see…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The observance of the Jewish feasts is a public declaration of the truth of the Old Testament Scriptures. And as the Old Testament Scriptures are t…

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