a certain Jew. a man (Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.),. Jew. The contrast between Judah and Israel was lost in. strange land; and, as Nebuchadnezzar's campaign was against Judah, so "Jew" became the name used by Gentiles.
Mordecai. Daniel and Ezekiel taken to Babylon (2 Kings 24:14; 2 Kings 24:15); Nehemiah and Mordecai to Shushan; and Mordecai dwelt in the royal palace, as did Daniel and others (Daniel 1:4; 2 Kings 20:16-18).
a Benjamite. Thus Mordecai,. Benjamite, ends Jehovah's war against Amalek, Exodus 17:16. Compare Esther 3:1 with Esther 7:10; Esther 9:10. A work entrusted to Saul (a Benjarnite). 1 Samuel 15:2-33.