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Shimei (Est 2:5)

Shimei (Est 2:5)

Son of Kish, father of Jair, in the Babylonian exile and the return. Named in scripture at Esther 2:5.

Lived: Exile and Return

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BibleSon of Kish.
Esther 2:5

Where in scripture

Esther

There was a certain Jew in the citadel of Susa, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,

Esther 2:5

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

Esther 2:5

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