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Bigthan, Or Bigthana

(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.)

In the Bible

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Verses where Bigthan, Or Bigthana is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Esther 2:21

    In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

  • Esther 6:2

    And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

Scripture on Bigthan, Or Bigthana

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Bigthan, Or Bigthana references

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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