He had brought up Hadas'sah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother; the maiden was beautiful and lovely, and when her father and her mother died, Mor'decai adopted 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…

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