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Esther's cousin and guardian — the man whose refusal to bow started everything
open_in_newA Jewish exile in Persia who raised his orphaned cousin Esther. He sat at the king's gate, refused to bow to Haman despite pressure, and paid dearly for it — Haman's genocide plot grew from that one confrontation. Mordecai encouraged Esther to act, famously suggesting she was placed in her position 'for such a time as this.' After Haman's downfall, Mordecai was elevated to second-in-command.