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Hegai in the Bible.

Had charge of the harem of Ahasuerus. The King James Version names Hegai in 3 verses, from Esther 2:3 to Esther 2:15.

Who Hegai was.

Eunuch, had charge of the harem of Ahasuerus (Esther 2:8).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Hegai’s story.

  • Susanamed with him in 2 verses

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All 3 verses that name Hegai.

Esther 3

  • Esther 2:3And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
  • Esther 2:8So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
  • Esther 2:15Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.

Questions about Hegai.

Who was Hegai in the Bible?

Had charge of the harem of Ahasuerus. The King James Version names Hegai in 3 verses, from Esther 2:3 to Esther 2:15.

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