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Carcas

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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One of the seven chamberlains serving Ahasuerus and ordered by him to bring Queen Vashti into the royal presence (Esther 1:10). The Septuagint gives a different name—ΘαραΒὰ. The Targum allegorizes five of the names, but leaves "Zethar" and "Carcas" unexplained.

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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Carcas'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​c/carcas.html. 1901.
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