Esther 2:7

Mordecai had raised Hadassah, who was also called Esther. She was the daughter of his uncle. He raised her because she had no father or mother. The young woman had a lovely figure and was beautiful to look at. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.

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