VASHTI — (Heb. וַשְׁתִּי; perhaps beauty in Persian), queen of Persia and Media, wife of ahasuerus (Xerxes; 485–465 B.C.E.). When King Ahasuerus, in the third year of his reign, held a banquet for all the people that were found in Shushan in the king s… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Vashti — (ושתי) is mentioned in the Book of Esther, a book included in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). Vashti is also the name of one of the principal characters, in E. M. Forster s prophetic science fiction piece The Machine Stops .In the Book of… … Wikipedia
Vashti — [vash′tē, vash′tī΄] n. [Heb] Bible the queen of Ahasuerus of Persia, disowned by him when she slighted his command for her presence at a feast: Esth. 1 … English World dictionary
Vashti — La reine Vashti est un personnage du Livre d Esther. Au début du récit, elle est l épouse du roi de Perse, Assuérus, avant d être répudiée pour avoir refusé de se présenter devant lui et ses convives lors d un festin. Pour la remplacer, les… … Wikipédia en Français
Vashti, Texas — Vashti is an unincorporated community at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 174 and Farm to Market Road 1288, 18 miles southeast of Henrietta and four miles south of Bellevue in southeastern Clay County, Texas, United States.HistoryIt was… … Wikipedia
Vashti McCollum — Vashti Cromwell McCollum (November 6 1912 ndash; August 20 2006) was the plaintiff in a landmark 1948 Supreme Court case that struck down religious education in the public schools. The defendant in the McCollum case was the school district of… … Wikipedia
Vashti (disambiguation) — Vashti may also refer to:*Vashti, a character mentioned in the Book of Esther *Vashti Bunyan, English singer songwriter … Wikipedia
Vashti Bunyan — (2006) Vashti Bunyan (* 1945 in London) ist eine englische Folk Sängerin. Leben Vashti Bunyan studierte zunächst Kunst, verließ die Akademie aber, um eine Karriere als Sängerin zu verfolgen. Stones Manager Andrew Loog Oldham wollt … Deutsch Wikipedia
Vashti Murphy McKenzie — (* 28. Mai 1947) ist eine US amerikanische, methodistische Bischöfin der African Methodist Episcopal Church. Leben Nach ihrer Schulzeit studierte McKenzie Journalismus und erhielt den Bac … Deutsch Wikipedia
Vashti Bunyan — Infobox musical artist Name = Vashti Bunyan Img capt = Vashti Bunyan performing at the Summer Sundae festival in Leicester in 2006 Img size = Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Alias = Vashti Born = 1945 Died = Origin = London… … Wikipedia
