But the story did not begin with Esther.It began with Queen Vashti.Her husband was Xerxes, King of Persia who reigned from about 485 BC to 465 BC.

• 但故事并不是由以斯帖开始，而是从王后瓦实提开始的，她的丈夫就是波斯王亚哈随鲁，在公元前485至465年间统治当地。