What was the relationship between Esther and Mordecai?
Mordecai raised Esther, his relative, as his own daughter, because she had no father or mother. Esther 2:7, 15
What the Bible says
Esther 2:7
And he had brought up his brother’s daughter Edissa, who by another name was called Esther: now she had lost both her parents: and was exceeding fair and beautiful. And her father and mother being dead, Mardochai adopted her for his daughter.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Did you know?
Every day Mordecai walked in front of the court of the women to find out how Esther was. Esther 2:11