Esther (Greek) 2:5
Source: Septuagint
5Now there was a Jew in the city Susa, and his name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin;
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3And let the king appoint local governors in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them select fair and chaste young damsels and bring them to the city Susa, into the women’s apartment, and let them be consigned to the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women; and let things for purification and other attendance be given to them.
4And let the woman who shall please the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
— Esther (Greek) 2:5 —
6who had been brought a prisoner from Jerusalem, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried into captivity.
7And he had a foster child, daughter of Amminadab his father’s brother, and her name was Esther; and when her parents were dead, he brought her up for a wife for himself: and the damsel was beautiful.