Esther 2:10 meaning and explanation

Esther did not reveal her people or her lineage, because Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.

Esther 2:10, Berean Standard Bible

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Esther has been taken into the royal harem in Susa, and Mordecai, her older cousin who raised her after her parents died, has told her to keep her Jewish identity secret. The narrator states this plainly, without comment, and repeats it later in verse 20.

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