Esther 2:7
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He brought up Hadassah, who is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageBabylon was the Mesopotamian empire that had conquered Jerusalem, Judah’s capital, and deported many Jews; Susa was a principal Persian royal city. Esther’s family, including Mordecai, belonged to the Jewish exile community relocated from Jerusalem and living under Persian rule in Susa.
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Esther 2:7 mentions Babylon, Jerusalem and Susa.
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