 thumb|150px|megillat esther purim (; hebrew:  pÃ»rÃ®m "lots", from the word ×¤××¨ pur,esther 9:24, 27. related to akkadian: pÅ«ru) is a jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the jewish people in the ancient persian empire where a plot had been formed to destroy them. the story is recorded in the biblical book of esther (megillat ester ×××××ª ××¡×ª×¨ in hebrew). according to the book of esther, haman, royal vizier to king ahasuerus (presumed to be xerxes i of persia), planned to kill all the jews in the empire, but his plans were foiled by mordecai and his cousin and adopted
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