Esther 9:20 (WEB)
Mordecai wrote these things in a book and sent them to the Jews, as many as were in the kingdom of Ahasuerus, both those who were near and those who were far away,
Fathers and councils · 2
Athanasius of Alexandria
“For in those times it was especially, when those who tyrannized over the people had been slain, that temporal feasts and holidays were observed in Judæa.” — editor's note: Cf. Esther ix. 20–28; Judith ix. xv.
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Jerome
“Esther, a type of the church, frees her people from danger and, after having slain Haman whose name means iniquity, hands down to posterity a memorable day and a great feast.” — editor's note: i.e. the feast of Purim—Esth. ix. 20–32.
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Cross-references · 1
Matthew 5:19 takes up the words of Esther 9:20 (8 words in common).