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Mordecai

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(mawr' dih ci) Personal name meaning, “little man.” 1. Esther's cousin and the mastermind behind her rise to power and subsequent victory over the evil Haman. Haman, a descendant of the Amalekite king Agag, sought to destroy the Jewish race. Mordecai, a descendant of King Saul's family, led Esther to thwart the attempt, Haman was hanged on the gallows he had erected for Mordecai. See Esther .

2. A man who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem with Zerrubbabel (Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7 ).

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Mordecai'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​m/mordecai.html. 1991.
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