Mordecai
Esther's foster father
Mordecai is a Hebrew name meaning "servant of Marduk," the Babylonian god.
The name is best known from the biblical Book of Esther, where Mordecai is the Jewish hero who foils a plot to massacre his people.
The name remains in occasional use, sometimes shortened to Morty: Uncle Mordecai came for Passover.
Esther
Hebrew name meaning star
Persian · Jewish · scroll · feast · gallows · Hadassah · banquet · decree · fasting · deliverance
Rigby
English-origin surname
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narrative role in the book of esther
MordecaiHaman
Biblical court schemer
antisemite · Pharaoh · persecutor · oppressor · Goliath