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Shaashgaz was the eunuch appointed by King Ahasuerus to be in charge of the concubines in the royal harem.
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Shaashgaz, mentioned in Est.2.14, was a eunuch in the court of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) of Persia. He was appointed by the king to be in charge of the concubines in the royal harem. After each young woman had completed her twelve months of beauty treatments and had spent the night with the king, she would be placed under the care of Shaashgaz. This procedure was part of the king's search for a new queen after Queen Vashti's dismissal. Shaashgaz's role was to oversee the concubines and ensure their well-being within the harem.
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Servant of the beautiful, a chief eunuch in the second house of the harem of king Ahasuerus (Esther 2:14).
he that presses the fleece; that shears the sheep
SHAASH'GAZ (beauty's lustre ?), the eunuch in the second house of the harem of Xerxes. Esth 2:14.
SHAASH'GAZ (beauty's lustre ?), the eunuch in the second house of the harem of Xerxes. Esth 2:14.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H8190
She would go there in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second harem under the care of Shaashgaz, the kingʼs eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king unless he delighted in her and summoned her by name.
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