Used to argue that many non-Jews 'became Jews,' supporting the category of converts/proselytes.
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Esther 8:17
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17 In every province, and in every city, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness and joy, a feast and a good day. Many from among the peoples of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews was fallen on them.
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Cited to argue that Gentiles became Jewish out of fear of the Jews, supporting a distinction between being Jewish and being a Jew in the discussion about Israelites and Gentiles.
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