Bullinger Companion Bible Notes - Esther 2:5

Bullinger Companion Bible Notes - Esther 2:5 - 2:5

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Bullinger Companion Bible Notes - Esther 2:5 - 2:5

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2:1 - 2:1
2:2 - 2:2
2:3 - 2:3
2:4 - 2:4
2:5 - 2:5
2:6 - 2:6
2:7 - 2:7
2:8 - 2:8
2:9 - 2:9
2:10 - 2:10
2:11 - 2:11
2:12 - 2:12
2:16 - 2:16
2:18 - 2:18
2:19 - 2:19
2:20 - 2:20
2:21 - 2:21
2:22 - 2:22
2:23 - 2:23

a certain Jew = a man (Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.), a Jew. The contrast between Judah and Israel was lost in a strange land; and, as Nebuchadnezzar's campaign was against Judah, so "Jew" became the name used by Gentiles.

Mordecai. Daniel and Ezekiel taken to Babylon (2Ki_24:14, 2Ki_24:15); Nehemiah and Mordecai to Shushan; and Mordecai dwelt in the royal palace, as did Daniel and others (Dan_1:4. 2Ki_20:16-18).

a Benjamite. Thus Mordecai, a Benjamite, ends Jehovah's war against Amalek, Exo_17:16. Compare Est_3:1 with Est_7:10; Est_9:10. A work entrusted to Saul (a Benjarnite). 1Sa_15:2-33.