Ahasuerus (, Xerxes; Old Persian: Xšayārša; {Hebrew Name 1|אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ|Aẖashverosh|ʼĂḥašwērôš}; Asouēros in the Septuagint; or Assuerus in the Vulgate; commonly transliterated Achashverosh) is a name used several times in the Hebrew Bible, as well as related legends and Apocrypha. This name (or title) is applied in t... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahasuerus
(from the article `wandering Jew`) ...was revived in 1602 in a German pamphlet, `Kurze Beschreibung und Erzählung von einem Juden mit namen Ahasverus` (`A Brief Description and ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/30
Name of several Persian kings in the Bible, notably the husband of Esther. Traditionally it was also the name of the Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688