Kish (Esther 2:5)

A man from the time of exile and return, mentioned in Esther 2:5 as the father of Shimei.

About Kish (Esther 2:5)

A Benjamite and the great-grandfather of Mordecai. Mordecai was brought into exile by Nebuchadnezzar in 597 BC (Esther 2:5), with King Jehoiachin and the prophet Ezekiel.

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Shimei (Esther 2:5)

Key References

Esther 2:5

Now there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish.

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Esther 2:5

Now there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish.