Transjordan in the Bible have the wrong ethnicity, but are "within the boundary of the 'pure' geographical location." According to Genesis, (), Ammon and Moab were born to Lot and Lot's younger and elder daughters, respectively, in the aftermath of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The Bible refers to both the Ammonites and Moabites as the "children of Lot". Throughout the Bible, the Ammonites and Israelites are portrayed as mutual antagonists. During the Exodus, the Israelites were prohibited by the Ammonites from passing through their lands (). In the Book of Judges, the Ammonites work with Eglon, king of the Moabites against Israel.
The Book of Esther (film) out of the way. In the Bible, the reason he says this is that if it would become known that the queen disobeyed the king, all wives would disobey their husbands. The Bible also mentions that Mordechai overheard the conversation of Bigthan and Teresh, chamberlains of the king, who were plotting to murder Ahasuerus. He reported this to the king, and his deed was transcribed in the book of chronicles, which was a major plot device that would be explored later in the story. In the bible, the quest to find a new queen was on a very grand approach,