The Book of Esther is the seventeenth (17th) book of the thirty-nine (39) books of the Old Testament (OT). It is the twelfth (12th) and last of the twelve (12) Historical Books of the OT. It is one of only two books in the Christian Bible that does not mention God (the other being the Book of Songs of Solomon). It is also one of only two books of the Christian Bible named after women, with the Book of Ruth being the other. The main event described...