Esther was raised by her cousin Mordecai.
Mordecai is the one cousin whose name is recorded.See also:More about Esther and Mordecai
Historians do not consider the Book of Esther to be a factual account, but the book tells of Mordacai, cousin of Esther, who helped save the Jews from a massacre.
Mordecai, Esther's cousin, raised her as an adopted daughter.
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Mordecai was Esther's cousin.See also:More about Esther
She was Mordecai's cousin.
She was an orphan. but his name was Abihail Her mother is not mentioned Esther was adopted by her cousin, Mordecai.(Esther 2:5-7)
As a baby she was given to her cousin Mordechai to raise, when her parents died. She and her cousin lived in Susa (Shushan), in Persia.
The Scripture does not mention his name. It only mentions her older cousin Mordecai and her father Abihail in Esther 2:15:Esther 2:7New King James Version (NKJV)7AndMordecaihad brought up Hadassah, thatis,Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had neither father nor mother. The young womanwaslovely and beautiful. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
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Esther was an Israelite from Judea (Israel). Mordecai, Esther's cousin, came from the tribe of Benjamin (Esther 2:5). While not directly mentioned, it can be inferred from this that Esther was also from the tribe of Benjamin.