He was her cousin, but Mordecai was much older. He brought Esther into his home and treated her as his own daughter. ​ — Esther 2: 5 - 7, 15.
მორდოქაი და ესთერი ცხოვრობდნენ გადასახლებულ იუდეველთა შორის სპარსეთის დედაქალაქში.