Bigthan and Teresh

Depiction of Bigthan and Teresh by Antoine Caron.

Bigthan and Teresh (alt. Bagathan and Terёsh) were two eunuchs in service of the Persian king Ahasuerus, according to the Book of Esther. Mordecai rested in the courtyard one day and overheard these two eunuchs plotting to kill the king. He went on to inform the king through Esther, thus thwarting the plot. The two conspirators were apprehended and hanged, and Mordecai's service to the king was recorded in the royal chronicles.^[1]

According to the deuterocanonical/apocryphal Additions to the Book of Esther available in the Greek Septuagint translation of the Bible, they are known as Gabatha and Tharra (Koine Greek: Γαβαθά καὶ Θαρρα). Bigthan's name is also spelled "Bigtan" or "Bigthana". It is a Persian name which means "Gift of God".^[2]

References[]

^ Finding Morality in the Diaspora?: Moral Ambiguity and Transformed Morality in the Books of Esther
^ David Mandel (1 January 2010). Who's Who in the Jewish Bible. Jewish Publication Society. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-8276-1029-3.

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[1] Finding Morality in the Diaspora?: Moral Ambiguity and Transformed Morality in the Books of Esther

[Mandel2010-2] David Mandel (1 January 2010). Who's Who in the Jewish Bible. Jewish Publication Society. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-8276-1029-3.

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Foods	Hamantash Fazuelos Impade Kreplach Mishloach manot
Background	Book of Esther Esther (in rabbinic literature) Haman (in rabbinic literature) Mordecai Ahasuerus Bigthan and Teresh Vashti Zeresh
Religious	Fast of Esther Shushan Purim Purim HaMeshulash Purim Katan Second Purim