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[[ | <!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:부림절]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->'''Purim''' is one of the '''Jewish national festivals''', along with the [[Feast of Dedication]]. It was established to commemorate the history in which [[God]] saved the Jewish people through Queen [[Esther]] during the 5th century B.C., when Media Persia, the Persian Empire held dominance over the Middle East. | ||
'''Purim''' is one of the '''Jewish national festivals''', along with the [[Feast of Dedication]]. It was established to commemorate the history in which [[God]] saved the Jewish people through Queen [[Esther]] during the 5th century B.C., when Media Persia, the Persian Empire held dominance over the Middle East. | |||
==Meaning of Purim== | ==Meaning of Purim== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:18, 24 November 2025
Purim is one of the Jewish national festivals, along with the Feast of Dedication. It was established to commemorate the history in which God saved the Jewish people through Queen Esther during the 5th century B.C., when Media Persia, the Persian Empire held dominance over the Middle East.
Meaning of Purim
The term Purim is the plural form of the Hebrew word פּוּר (Pur), which means “lot.”[1]
Origin of Purim
After the people of Judah were taken into exile in Babylon, they were set free seventy years later when the Persian Empire conquered Babylon.[2] The Feast of Purim originated from an event that took place among the Jews who remained in Persia, even after many of their compatriots returned to Jerusalem. At that time, Haman the Agagite, an arrogant official favored by King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I), became enraged when Mordecai refused to bow to him.[3] Learning that Mordecai was a Jew, Haman plotted not only to kill Mordecai but to annihilate all the Jews throughout the Persian Empire. He persuaded King Ahasuerus by saying that there was a certain people who did not follow the king’s laws and therefore should be destroyed. As a result, a royal decree was issued to kill all Jews and plunder their possessions on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, throughout the empire.
When Queen Esther, herself a Jew, learned of this decree, she fasted for three days and sought God’s favor. Risking her life, she approached the king and revealed Haman’s plot to destroy her people.[4] Through her courage and God’s providence, the Jews were saved and ultimately triumphed over their enemies. To commemorate this deliverance, the Jews established the Feast of Purim, observed on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar, which corresponds to February or March in the Gregorian calendar. The name Purim (meaning “lots”) was chosen because Haman cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to determine the day for the planned extermination of the Jews.[5]
Purim: A Jewish National Festival
Purim is thus a Jewish national festival that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman’s plot of annihilation. However, it is not one of the feasts commanded by God.[6] The festivals ordained by God include the weekly Sabbath and the annual seven feasts in three times.
See also
External links
- "Purim", Church of God Official Website