79 — Person: Esther

Number: 79

Person: Esther

Action: Wearing the crown; approaching the king (unsummoned — "If I perish, I perish")

Object: Scepter / crown

Scripture connection: Esther 5:1–2 — On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king's palace. … And when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she won favor in his sight, and he held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand.

Memory hook: 79 = Zayin-Tet = crown + snake/basket; Est 5. Esther and the scepter — the number 79 is the queen who risked her life for her people.

Why this number? 79 = Zayin-Tet = crown + snake/basket; Est 5. Esther approached the king; the number 79 ties her to the Hebrew letters and the scepter.