Editing Mordecai (section)

=== Age ===
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Esther 2:5-6 contains a short snippet of Mordecai's genealogical history, generally translated as, "Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of [[Shimei ben Gera|Shimei]], the son of Kish, who had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by [[Nebuchadnezzar II|Nebuchadnezzar]] king of Babylon, among those taken captive with [[Jeconiah]] king of Judah". The wording of the passage lends to two conclusions: either that Mordecai (the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish) was carried into exile by Nebuchadnezzar, or that his ancestor Kish was the one carried into exile.

The [[Pentecostal]] minister [[Finis Dake]] interprets the Bible verses Esther 2:5–6 to mean that Mordecai himself was exiled by Nebuchadnezzar.<ref>Dake's Annotated Reference Bible</ref> Biblical scholar Michael D. Coogan discusses this as an inaccuracy regarding Mordecai's age.{{sfn|Coogan|2009|p=396}}{{sfn|White Crawford|2003|pp=689–690}} If "who had been carried into exile" refers to Mordecai, he would have had been more than 100 years old during the events described in the Book of Esther (assuming the biblical [[Ahasuerus]] is indeed [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]]).{{sfn|Coogan|2009|p=396}} However, the verse may be read as referring not to Mordecai's exile to Babylon, but to his great-grandfather Kish's exile — a reading which many accept.<ref name="ISBE">Bromiley, Geoffrey W. (Ed.) (1982) ''International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Volume II'', Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. [https://books.google.com/books?id=yklDk6Vv0l4C&pg=PA159 p. 159 (entry: Book of Esther)]</ref><ref>Wiersbe, Warren W. (2004) [https://books.google.com/books?id=DUCs8HJTmhEC ''Bible Exposition Commentary: Old Testament History''], David C Cook p. 712 </ref><ref>Halley's Bible Handbook</ref>