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Mordecai

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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MORDECAI . 1. A cousin (?) of queen Esther, who thwarted Haman’s plot against the Jews. See Esther and Esther [Book of]. 2. One of those who returned with Zerub. ( Ezra 2:2 , Nehemiah 7:7 ); called in Esther 5:8 Esther 5:8 Mardocheus .

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Mordecai'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​m/mordecai.html. 1909.
 
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