He was the guardian to Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had no father or mother. Now the young woman was beautiful of form and face, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Hadassah, הדסה hădassâh from הדס hădas (“myrtle”) would seem to have been the Hebrew, and Esther the Persian, n…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Hadassah. — This is evidently formed from the Hebrew hadas, the myrtle: Esther is generally assumed to be a Persian name,…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he brought up Hadassah (that is Esther) his uncle's
daughter
Her Hebrew name was …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We see to what absurd practices those resorted who were lacking Divine revelation, and what need there was for the gospel of Christ to purify peopl…