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On that same day King Ahasuerus gave the estate of Haman, the Jews’ enemy, to Queen Esther. Then Mordecai was brought before the king, for Esther had told the king that he was her cousin and foster father.[a] The king took off his ring—which he had taken back from Haman—and gave it to Mordecai appointing him Prime Minister;[b] and Esther appointed Mordecai to be in charge of Haman’s estate.

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  1. Esther 8:1 told the king that he was her cousin and foster father, literally, “had made known how they were related.”
  2. Esther 8:2 appointing him Prime Minister, implied.

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