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Bigthan

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1863ISBE 19153 verse references

Easton's 1897

One of the eunuchs who “kept the door” in the court of Ahasuerus. With Teresh he conspired against the king’s life. Mordecai detected the conspiracy, and the culprits were hanged (Esther 2:21-23; 6:1-3).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1863

(gift of God), a eunuch (chamberlain, Authorized Version) in the court of Ahasuerus, one of those "who kept the door," and conspired with Teresh against the king’s life. (Esther 2:21) (B.C. 479.)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

ISBE 1915

big'-than big-tha'-na (bighethan, bighethana'; Septuagint omits name): One of the two chamberlains or eunuchs of Xerxes on ("Ahasuerus") who conspired against the king's life, the conspiracy being detected by Mordecai and the culprits hanged (Es 2:21). Possibly these men had been partially superseded by the degradation of Vashti and were thus prompted to take revenge Xerxes.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

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