Person Old Testament
Shaashgaz
Shaashgaz was the eunuch appointed by King Ahasuerus to be in charge of the concubines in the royal harem. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Esther 2:14.
Why it matters. Eunuch in charge of King Ahasuerus' concubines
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shaashgaz
Shaashgaz, mentioned in Est.2.14, was a eunuch in the court of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) of Persia. He was appointed by the king to be in charge of the concubines in the royal harem. After each young woman had completed her twelve months of beauty treatments and had spent the night with the king, she would be placed under the care of Shaashgaz. This procedure was part of the king's search for a new queen after Queen Vashti's dismissal. Shaashgaz's role was to oversee the concubines and ensure their well-being within the harem.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Esther (1 verse)