10. אסתר פרק א ( ה ) ובמלואת הימים האלה עשה המלך לכל העם הנמצאים בשושן הבירה למגדול ועד קטן משתה שבעת ימים בחצר גנת ביתן המלך : Esther 1:5: At the end of this period, the king gave a banquet for seven days in the court of the king’s palace garden for all the people who lived in the fortress Shushan, high and low alike.
13. One of the bull capitals from the columns in the apadana in Susa, now in the Louvre Museum
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17. Esther 1:8-9: And there was royal wine in abundance as befits a king. And the rule for the drinking was, “No restrictions!” אסתר פרק א ח ) והשתיה כדת אין אנס
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21. So get out your favorite gold rhyton and party! HAPPY PURIM!
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