Person Old Testament
Shimei
Shimei was a Benjamite, an ancestor of Mordecai, who lived in Susa during the Persian Empire. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Esther 2:5.
Why it matters. Benjamite ancestor of Mordecai.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shimei
Shimei is mentioned in Est.2.5 as an ancestor of Mordecai, the cousin and guardian of Queen Esther. He is described as a Benjamite who had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. This information provides background on Mordecai's lineage and explains how he came to be living in Susa, the capital of the Persian Empire, during the time of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I). Shimei's inclusion in the genealogy highlights Mordecai's connection to the tribe of Benjamin and his Jewish heritage.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Esther (1 verse)