'''Mordecai''' was a Benjaminite who lived in Susa, he had been carried into exile from [[Jerusalem]] by [[Nebuchadnezzar]], king of [[Babylon]].<ref name="B">Esther 2</ref> He had a cousin named [[Esther]], who he raised as his daughter.<ref name="B"/> | '''Mordecai''' was a Benjaminite who lived in Susa, he had been carried into exile from [[Jerusalem]] by [[Nebuchadnezzar]], king of [[Babylon]].<ref name="B">Esther 2</ref> He had a cousin named [[Esther]], who he raised as his daughter.<ref name="B"/> |