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Herod's error with John

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There is some confusion over whether Good Wives is merely the second part of Little Women, or a novel in itself. Louisa May Alcott wrote it after, not with, Little Women, but several publishers include it with the the latter.

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Herodias (Greek: Ἡρῳδιάς, Hērǭdiás; c. 15 BCE – after 39 CE) was a princess of the Herodian dynasty of Judaeaduring the time of the Roman Empire.[1] Christian writings connect her with John the Baptist's execution.

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Esther[a] is described in all versions[b] of the Book of Esther as the Jewish queen of a Persian king Ahasuerus.[1] In the narrative, Ahasuerus seeks a new wife after his queen, Vashti, refuses to obey him, and Esther is chosen for her beauty. The king's chief adviser, Haman, is offended by Esther's cousin and guardian, Mordecai, and gets permission from the king to have all the Jews in the kingdom killed. Esther foils the plan, and wins permission from the king for the Jews to kill their enemies, and they do so

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Abigail (Hebrew: אֲבִיגַיִל‎, Modern: 'Avīgayīl, Tiberian: 'Aḇīḡayīl) was an Israelite woman in the Hebrew Biblemarried to Nabal; she became married to the future King David after Nabal's death (1 Samuel 25).[5] Abigail was David's second wife, after Saul and Ahinoam's daughter, Michal, whom Saul later married to Palti, son of Laishwhen David went into hiding.