person

Teresh

תֶּ֫רֶשׁ

Teresh was one of two Persian officials who plotted to assassinate King Ahasuerus but were discovered by Mordecai.

verses
2
first named
Esther 2:21
last named
Esther 6:2
period
Exile and Return
role
Man

Description

Who was Teresh?

In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

Teresh is mentioned in Est.2.21 and Est.6.2 as one of two eunuchs who served at the door of King Ahasuerus' palace. Along with Bigthan, Teresh plotted to assassinate the king for unknown reasons. However, their plot was discovered by Mordecai, who informed Queen Esther. The matter was investigated and found to be true, leading to the execution of Bigthan and Teresh on the gallows. Mordecai's deed was recorded in the king's chronicles.

Relations

Direct connections

Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

How the graph connects Teresh4 of 4 entities the graph connects to Teresh, in 2 groups: company 1, events 3. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Bigthan and Teresh’s conspiracy of AhasuerusTook part in · 2 versesCompanyMordecai1 event · 50 versesAhasuerus2 events · 30 versesBigthan6 events · 2 versesEventsTeresh

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  1. Esther2 verses

    2:216:2

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