Esther 9:22

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as the days in which the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned to them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the needy.

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Susa was the Persian imperial capital in Elam, where Esther and Mordecai lived and where Haman’s plot against the Jews was exposed. Though Esther 9:22 describes Purim’s wider observance, events in Susa prompted the additional day of conflict and celebration recorded in the chapter.

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Esther 9:22 mentions Susa.