Footnote

a In the previous article in this series, we saw how the orphan Esther was adopted by her much older cousin, Mordecai, and was later chosen to be the wife of Ahasuerus, the king of Persia. The king’s adviser, Haman, hatched a wicked plot to exterminate Mordecai’s people, the Jews. Mordecai convinced Esther to approach the king to plead in behalf of her people.​—See the article “Imitate Their Faith—​She Stood Up for God’s People,” in the October 1, 2011, issue of The Watchtower.