Mordecai
Esther's cousin and guardian at the gate of Susa, who refused to bow to Haman, uncovered the plot against the king, and was raised to second in the kingdom "for such a time as this."
What this page holds
Biography
Key Data
- Era
- Persian period
- Titles
- Second to the king
- Tags
- esther · providence
Mordecai in Scripture
Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture, so some of these verses may speak of another person called Mordecai.
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Old Testament3 books · 54 mentions
Ezra1 mention
Nehemiah1 mention
Esther52 mentions
- Esther 2:5Now there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish.
- Esther 2:7And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.
- Esther 2:10Esther did not reveal her people or her lineage, because Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.
- Esther 2:11And every day Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the harem to learn about Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her.
- Esther 2:15Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.
47 further mentions in Esther, read them in the book.
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