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Old 02-28-2011, 06:29 PM
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Re: Esther

Esther,
I found this in Rabbinical Literature, which I'm sure isn't all that accurate.

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Vashti was justly punished for enslaving young Jewish women and compelling them to work nude on the Sabbath (ib.).E. C. J.

Read more: http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/vi...#ixzz1FIrN6QcG
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Vashti: (4th century BCE) Great-granddaughter of Nebuchadnezzar, wife of Ahasuerus. Took pleasure in tormenting Jewish girls. Was executed for refusing to obey her husband's command to appear at his party.

http://www.chabad.org/search/keyword...ish/Vashti.htm
Wondering if that is where the concept of her being requested to be naked came in? I don't know. Just a thought.
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