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20 Cards in this Set
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What does vayehi foreshadow?
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A bad event
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How many provinces did achashverosh rule over?
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127 (hodu to cush)
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Who is achashverosh?
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1. Achashverosh is the son of coreish, the previous ruler. 2. Son of daryaveish. 3. Wasn't royal at all- treasures hidden and he found them and bribed his way to becoming king. 4. Stable boy-warrior-general-king.
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Was achashverosh smart or stupid?
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1. Really stupid-makes everyone speak the same language as your husbands. 2. Extremely smart
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What is hodu? Cush?
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Hodu-India. Cush-Ethiopia
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Why would u think their are two guys named achashverosh?
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1. The mean guy who is antisemetic. 2. The nice guy that reversed the decree and loved his wife.
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Where was the Capitol city?
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Shushan
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Why does it say the king sat on his throne, obviously he sat on his throne.
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Originally shlomo throne, achashverosh replicates bec he knows animals will bite him if he tries to sit on it
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What did achashverosh do in his third year of rule?
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Made a party for all his officers and many other ppl for 180 days
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Who was a nation of excesiveness?
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The Persians
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How long was the party in shushan?
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7 days
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Why did he make a second party?
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Thought it was perfect time to get rid of the Jews but worked with them in a way he wouldn't get punished
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Who had the idea of making the party and inviting the Jews so the would sin?
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Haman?
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Why were they do driven to go to the party?
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1. They weren't exposed to luxury. 2 they felt like they had to go and achashverosh would b mad if they didn't come
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Who said it was asur to go to the party?
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Mordechai
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Yayin?
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1 lots of wine. 2 every person was served wine older than them
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What were the calim at achashveroshs party?
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The calim from the beit hsmikdash
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What does it mean the drinking was done according to the law?
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1. Achashverosh wanted them to sin willingly 2. Wanted them to sin with the knowledge they are sinning and not bec they are drunk
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When the kings heart is happy?
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The king could also mean God bec on the 7th day when the kings heart was happy was Shabbos and the Jews left the party on Shabbos
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What was the last day of the party?
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Yom kipur
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