The Book of Esther

Proposition:

 

Esther and Ruth are the only books in the Bible named after women.

 

Ruth was a Gentile that married a Jew, while Esther was a Jew that married a Gentile.

 

We can note both were women of faith and courage,

both helped to save the nation of Israel.

Ruth be the birth of a son and Esther by the death of an enemy.