Esther 9:17-19

17 This happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth they rested and made it a day of feasting and joy.

18 Purim Celebrated
The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and fourteenth, and then on the fifteenth they rested and made it a day of feasting and joy.

19 That is why rural Jews—those living in villages—observe the fourteenth of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting, a day for giving presents to each other.

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Cross References for Esther 9:17-19

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Esther 8:9 - At once the royal secretaries were summoned—on the twenty-third day of the third month, the mon... Click to read the verse Esther 8:9 Click to read the verse Esther 8:9

Esther 8:17 - In every province and in every city, wherever the edict of the king went, there was joy and gla... Click to read the verse Esther 8:17 Click to read the verse Esther 8:17

Ezra 6:15 - The temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of ... Click to read the verse Ezra 6:15 Click to read the verse Ezra 6:15

Esther 9:21 - to have them celebrate annually the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar Click to read the verse Esther 9:21 Click to read the verse Esther 9:21

Esther 9:1 - Triumph of the Jews On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict co... Click to read the verse Esther 9:1 Click to read the verse Esther 9:1

Esther 8:16 - For the Jews it was a time of happiness and joy, gladness and honor. Click to read the verse Esther 8:16 Click to read the verse Esther 8:16

Esther 9:18 - Purim Celebrated The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and fourteenth, and... Click to read the verse Esther 9:18 Click to read the verse Esther 9:18