Esther 4:16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast you for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in to the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. Torrey's Topical Textbook
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The Letter of the Church of Rome ... only faith but prophecy as well is exemplified in this ... For by her fasting and humiliation she implored the all ... and perfect when God and the saints remember them ... /.../richardson/early christian fathers/the letter of the church.htm