The Name of the LORD* is not Mentioned in the Book of Esther, so many wonder, why not? When the Book of Esther was written it was expected to be sent around the empire of Ahasuerus, which had 122 provinces speaking several languages, so the author knew that some of those translations would translate the Name of the LORD* as the chief god of some other province. To avoid that, the Name of the LORD* was not written in Esther, nor was there any reference to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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