Mordecai
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Mordecai is one of the main personalities in the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. He is the cousin and guardian of Esther, who became queen of Persia under the reign of Ahasuerus. The king's grand
The Triumph of Mordecai, attrib. Abraham van den Hecken the Younger, between 1635 and 1655
The Triumph of Mordecai by Pieter Lastman, 1624
Esther before Ahasuerus by Franc Kavčič, 1815
Tomb of Esther and Mordechai
Purim
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Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people by Queen Esther from annihilation at the hands of an official of the Achaemenid Empire named Haman, as it is recounted in th
Mordecai
…her position as queen to foil the plot of Haman, the king's vizier, to exterminate the Jewish people. His story is celebrated in the Jewish holiday of Purim, which commemorates his victory. The historicity of Mordecai and the other characters in the Book of Esther, is a topic of longstanding debate…
Purim by Arthur Szyk
Esther Scroll
People dressed up for Purim. Gan Shmuel Kibbutz, 1952