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A:Mordecai was a character in the Book of Esther, but did not write it. Had he done so, he could scarcely have written that he was sent into exile by Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled in Babylon over a century before Xerxes assumed power in Persia. In recent years, some Jewish scholars have sought to resolve this textual problem by rewriting Persian history, reducing the long timespan between Nebuchadnezzar and Xerxes, but mainstream Jewish sources continue to accept the historical chronology.

Biblical scholars say that the Book of Esther was written in the second century BCE as a novel, but it seems to have become so popular that it came to be accepted as historical.

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What did Mordecai write in the Book of Esther?

A:No one knows who wrote the Book of Esther, but some who consider it to be an accurate account do say that the author could have been Mordecai, one of the characters in the book. However, there are enough historical errors in Esther to demonstrate that the book was written centuries after the events portrayed and therefore could not have been written by Mordecai.The consensus of biblical scholars is that the Book of Esther is a second-century-BCE novel. The discovery of the Dead Sea Scroll fragments now known as proto-Esther,with several parallels to the Book of Esther suggests, but does not prove, that the Book of Esther was inspired by proto-Esther. In other words, Mordecai played no part in writing this book, and he would seem to have been a literary creation.


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He might've not had one at all - nothing was mentioned about Mordecai's wife in the Bible (rather, Esther).


Who was Mordecai in the book of Esther?

Mordecai, one of the Jews exiled to Babylonia after the First Destruction, was the cousin of Queen Esther. He was one of the leading Jewish sages of the time. His deeds are recounted at length in the Book of Esther (and are too many to list here). By the end of the reign of King Ahaseurus, Mordecai had become viceroy to the King.


Who became furious with Mordecai in the book Esther?

Haman the Agagite was angry at Mordecai for not bowing down to him.


Who was the most famous Persian rabbi?

Mordecai, in the Book of Esther.


Who hated mordecai in the Old Testament?

Haman. Check out the book of Esther. (:


What book tells of haman's plot against mordecai?

The book of Esther. See related link.


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Mordecai is the one cousin whose name is recorded.See also:More about Esther and Mordecai


Who was the cousin of Esther in the old testament?

Mordecai was Esther's cousin.See also:More about Esther


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Esther was Mordecai's cousin in the story of Purim.


Was Mordecai Esther's cousin or uncle?

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.


Who is Mordecai in Bible?

The king was sending his orders to each nation in their language. This means that at least one person was Jewish who knew to write in Hebrew. Only one person did not bow to Haman and that person, Mordecai, claim that this is because he was Jewish. It is clear that there was no other known Jewish that did bow. So Mordecai was the Jewish representative in the King's court that represent his Jewish nation and translated the King's orders to the Jews.