Mordechai HaTzaddik
500 BCE–420 BCE · Biblical · Babylonia (exile era)
Mordechai ben Yair was a Jewish leader in Babylonia during the Persian period, living in the era of the Great Assembly (Anshei Knesset HaGedolah). He is best known as the hero of the Book of Esther, in which he served as a guardian and counselor to the Jewish people during the reign of King Ahasuerus. According to tradition, Mordechai played a crucial role in thwarting Haman's plot to destroy the Jews and was instrumental in securing the edict of Esther that allowed the Jewish people to defend themselves. While the historicity of the Megillah remains debated among scholars, Mordechai is venerated in Jewish tradition as a righteous leader (tzaddik) who embodied loyalty, courage, and devotion to his people.
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About Babylonia (exile era)
Babylonia in the exile era refers to Mesopotamia (Iraq) during and after the Babylonian Exile, when the population of the Kingdom of Judah was deported by Nebuchadnezzar following the destruction of the First Temple (586 BCE). The biblical books of Ezekiel and Daniel are set among the exiles in Babylonia, and the Esther narrative unfolds in the Persian period that followed; this community became the seed of the great Babylonian Jewish center.
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