Pedigree: Esther (Queen) of PERSIA

The PEDIGREE of

Esther (Queen) of PERSIA

aka Ester (Edissa Hadassah); (according to Old Testament, she saved the Jews, founding Purim festival); PROPHETESS of ISRAEL

Born: abt. 519 BC

Poss. HM George I's 55-Great Grandmother. Poss. HRE Ferdinand I's 52-Great Grandmother. Poss. Agnes Harris's 54-Great Grandmother.

Husband/Partner: Xerxes I `the Great' (King) of PERSIA
Possible Child: Artaxerxes I Longimanus (Shah) of PERSIA
Alternative Mother of Possible Child: prob. Amestris of PERSIA

______	______	______	______	______	______	______	______	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____
											/	-- Huppim ben BENJAMIN +	====> [ 39 ,,Y]
										/	-- poss. Matri ben HUPHUM
									/	-- (NN; Becher?) of JEMINI
									\|		/ or: Beker ha-BENJAMIN, q.v.
									/		/ OR: great-grandson of Ehud +		====> [ 44 ,,Y]
								/	-- Aphiah of GOSHEN
								\|		/ OR: Aphiah ben SHCHORA of G. +			====> [ 59 ,,Y]
								/		/ OR: poss. Aphiah ben BENJAMIN +			====> [ 40 ,,Y]
							/	-- Bechorath ben APHIAH
						/	-- Zerror ben BECORATH
					/	-- Abiel ben ZEROR
					\|		/ OR: poss. Ner ben JEIEL of GIBEON +						====> [ 63 ,,qY]
					/		/ or: Jehiel (Ner's father)
				/	-- Kish ben ABIEL, the BENJAMINITE
				\|	\	/ or: a different Cis the BENJAMINITE
				\|	\|				/	-- Caleb ben HEZRON +			====> [ 41 ,,Y]
				\|	\|				/		/ OR: poss. Caleb ben HEZRON [alt +		====> [ 44 ,,qY]
				\|	\|			/	-- Shaaph of GIBEON
				\|	\|			\|	\	/ (skip this generation?)
				\|	\|			\|	\	-- Maacha bat SEGUB, conc. +			====> [ 42 ,,Y]
				\|	\|			/			/ or: Jahdri
				\|	\|		/	-- Sheva (ha-JUDAH) of GIBEON
				\|	\|	/	-- Gibea'ah (ha-JUDAH) of GIBEON
				/	\	-- poss. Maacah of GIBEON
			/	-- (NN) ... (NN)
			/		/ ( some missing generations)
		/	-- Shimei the JEW
	/	-- Jair the JEW
/	-- Abihail (ben SHIMAI ?) the JEW (Persia 549? BC - ?)
/
- Esther (Queen) of PERSIA
\
\	-- ?

Her (poss.) 2-Great Grandchildren: Arsames (Prince) of PERSIA ; Sisygambis of PERSIA ; Rodogune (Rhodogune) ACHAEMENID of PERSIA ; Apame (Princess) of PERSIA ; Arsaces (Arsakes)