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Additions to Esther refer to several additional chapters to the Book of Esther found in the Septuagint. They are distributed among the conventional Book of Esther and are found in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles but generally not in ones used by Protestants. Some of the additions are: Mordechai's dream, his later interpretation of the dream in light of what happened to him in real life and details of the decree against the Jews.

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A 13th/14th-century scroll of the Book of Esther from Fez, Morocco, held at the Musée du quai Branly in Paris. Traditionally, a scroll of Esther is given only one roller, fixed to its lefthand side, rather than the customary two.
Esther is crowned in this 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld
Mordecai is honored in this 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld.
Scroll of Esther (Megillah)
The opening chapter of a hand-written scroll of the Book of Esther, with reader's pointer
The Feast of Esther (Feest van Esther, 1625) by Jan Lievens, North Carolina Museum of Art.

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