Devoted Jewish woman who marries Judah and steadfastly cares for his family.
Simonides and Esther remain connected despite imprisonment, enslavement, and disability.
Esther is identified as Simonides' daughter, and she later lives with her disabled father.
Their relationship develops from childhood familiarity into committed romantic love.
Judah grants Esther freedom as a wedding gift, and the plot states that they fall in love.
Esther becomes trusted to protect Miriam's secret and preserve Judah's emotional stability.
Miriam and Tirzah seek out Esther and ask her to conceal their leprosy from Judah.
Esther shelters and supports Tirzah during the family's darkest period.
Miriam and Tirzah take shelter with Esther during the storm before their miraculous healing.
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