“Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,”
Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come unto them, demonstrating the origin of the name Purim from the Hebrew word Pur (lot) and connecting the name to the commemoration of the events and the contents of Mordecai's letters. The naming of the festival from the lot establishes the theological paradox at the heart of Esther: what appears to be blind chance is actually the working of divine providence. The verse shows how names and commemorations can encapsulate theological principles and historical memories.
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