{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Jewish Holidays","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays","title":"Purim, Persia and Some Hints from Herodotus? - Jewish Holidays","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"l2I0ApMAIM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/purim-persia-and-some-hints-from-herodotus\/\">Purim, Persia and Some Hints from Herodotus?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/purim-persia-and-some-hints-from-herodotus\/embed\/#?secret=l2I0ApMAIM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Purim, Persia and Some Hints from Herodotus?&#8221; &#8212; Jewish Holidays\" data-secret=\"l2I0ApMAIM\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/ruins-AdobeStock_459894242.jpg","thumbnail_width":700,"thumbnail_height":467,"description":"While the length of the Persian period of rule has been the subject of controversy\u00b9, and the identity of King Achashverosh the subject of some debate2, there is no dispute that the Purim story takes place during the period of Persian domination &#8212; specifically during the First Persian Empire (known as the Achaemenid Empire). Much [&hellip;]"}