5 Now 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. 6 He had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon among those taken captive with Jeconiah king of Judah. 7 And 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 2:5–7
Semantically similar passages
Greek Esther 2:4–6
4 Let the woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” This thing pleased the king; and he did so. (WEB) 5 Now there was a Jew in the city Susa, and his name was Mordecai, the son of Jairus, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin. (WEB) 6 He had… (WEB)
Greek Esther 11:2–4
2 In the second year of the reign of Artexerxes the great, in the first day of the month Nisan, Mardocheus the son of Jairus, the son of Semei, the son of Cisai, of the tribe of Benjamin, had a dream; (KJV) 3 Who was a Jew, and dwelt in the city of Susa, a great man, be… (KJV)
Greek Esther 1:1–2
1a [In the second year of the reign of Ahasuerus the great king, on the first day of Nisan, Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Jew dwelling in the city Susa, a great man, serving in the king’s palace, saw a… (WEB) 1b … (WEB)
Greek Esther 2:9–11
9 The lady pleased him, and she found favor in his sight. He hurried to give her the things for purification, her portion, and the seven maidens appointed her out of the palace. He treated her and her maidens well in the women’s apartment. (WEB) 10 But Esther didn’t reve… (WEB)
Greek Daniel 13:1–2
1 A man lived in Babylon, and his name was Joakim. (WEB) 2 He took a wife, whose name was Susanna, the daughter of Helkias, a very fair woman, and one who feared the Lord. (WEB)
1 Esdras 5:6–8
6 who spoke wise words before Darius the king of Persia in the second year of his reign, in the month Nisan, which is the first month. (WEB) 7 These are the of Judeans who came up from the captivity, where they lived as foreigners, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylo… (WEB)
Susanna 1:1–2
1 There dwelt a man in Babylon, called Joacim: (KJV) 2 And he took a wife, whose name was Susanna, the daughter of Chelcias, a very fair woman, and one that feared the Lord. (KJV)
Esther 2:19–21
19 When the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate. 20 Esther still had not revealed her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed. She obeyed Mordecai’s command, as she had done under his care. 21 In those days, while…
Search the collection All books and codes Translations and sources