“The name Hadassah (Heb. הדסה) was one of the names of Queen Esther, the heroine of the Purim story, and is now given to Jewish girls.
The name is of biblical origin, first cited in the Scroll of Esther (2:7), “And [Mordechai] had raised Hadassah, she is Esther . . .
The name Hadassah represents righteousness. As such, it corresponds to a heavenly sphere representing G‑d’s infinity. The name Esther (Heb. אסתר) is derived from the Hebrew word hester (Heb. הסתר), which means “hiddenness,” and corresponds to a spiritual plane representing hidden G‑dliness.”
[http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1769366/jewish/What-Does-the-Name-Hadassah-Mean.htm]
Esther 2: 7, "And he was foster father to 1Hadassah, that is, 2Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had neither father nor mother; and the young woman was beautiful in form and appearance. And when her father and mother died, Mordecai took her to himself as his daughter."
Footnotes Esther 2: 7 1 Hadassah Her Jewish name, meaning myrtle.
Esther 2:7 2 Esther Her Persian name, meaning star.
[Living Stream Ministry. Holy Bible Recovery Version (contains footnotes)]
Did Hadassah lie by “hiding” her Hebrew name and using her Persian name Esther? Was it a form of deception? Christians and Jews are prohibited from lying in keeping with the 10 Commandments. Nevertheless and in my opinion, there are times when deception is very justified. Esther’s lie of omission allowed her to become the queen of Persia and save her people.
Esther is a type of what followed during the Holocaust. Many used deceptions to save Jews from the horrors of the Holocaust and are called the Righteous Among the Nations. They are recognized by Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem.
“These people risked their lives or their liberty and position to help Jews during the Holocaust; some suffered death as a result. As of 1 January 2016, Yad Vashem recognized 26,120 Righteous Among the Nations from 51 countries.”
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Righteous_Among_the_Nations_by_country]
Slightly dated but interesting cyber information, Sept. 29, 2010. In a Computer Worm, a Possible Biblical Clue by John Markoff and David E. Sanger
"Deep inside the computer worm that some specialists suspect is aimed at slowing Iran’s race for a nuclear weapon lies what could be a fleeting reference to the Book of Esther, the Old Testament tale in which the Jews pre-empt a Persian plot to destroy them.
That use of the word “Myrtus” — which can be read as an allusion to Esther — to name a file inside the code is one of several murky clues that have emerged as computer experts try to trace the origin and purpose of the rogue Stuxnet program, which seeks out a specific kind of command module for industrial equipment."
[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/world/middleeast/30worm.html?_r=0]
Israeli used Stuxnet, a malicious computer worm that wormed its way into Iran’s computer systems and destroyed their nuclear centrifuges.” Israel must stay ahead of those who would annihilate her. Then in 2015 Obama and Congress shared complicity in allowing the Six Nation Treaty with Iran to pass. Israel needs to raise up another Esther. Meanwhile, prayers for God's protection over Israel.
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