Bible Brain Games

Book 17 of 66 · Historical

Esther on the timeline

The story of Esther runs from 462–452 BC.

When
462–452 BC
Chapters
10
People named
43
Promise
David

Who's who in Esther

The 24 most-named people with a date. Solid bars are lifespans (birth to death); striped bars are the years a person appears in the story.

  1. Ahasuerusc. 462–452 BC (in the story)
  2. Vashtic. 462–458 BC (in the story)
  3. Memucanc. 462 BC (in the story)
  4. Mehumanc. 462 BC (in the story)
  5. Bizthac. 462 BC (in the story)
  6. Harbonac. 462 BC (in the story)
  7. Bigthac. 462 BC (in the story)
  8. Abagthac. 462 BC (in the story)
  9. Zetharc. 462 BC (in the story)
  10. Carcasc. 462 BC (in the story)
  11. Carshenac. 462 BC (in the story)
  12. Shetharc. 462 BC (in the story)
  13. Admathac. 462 BC (in the story)
  14. Tarshish (Prince of Persia)c. 462 BC (in the story)
  15. Mordecaic. 461–452 BC (in the story)
  16. Estherc. 461–452 BC (in the story)
  17. Hegaic. 461–458 BC (in the story)
  18. Abihailc. 458–452 BC (in the story)
  19. Bigthanac. 457–453 BC (in the story)
  20. Tereshc. 457–453 BC (in the story)
  21. Hamanc. 453–452 BC (in the story)
  22. Hammedathac. 453–452 BC (in the story)
  23. Hatachc. 453 BC (in the story)
  24. Zereshc. 453 BC (in the story)

Tap a bar to see who was around at the same time.

Also named in Esther

Meres, Marsena, Jair, Shimei, Kish, Jehoiachin, Nebuchadnezzar, Shaashgaz, Harbonah, Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, Vajezatha.

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