Did You Know? - Was Mordecai a Historical Figure? -Conclusion

 Several Persepolis tablets mention the name Marduka, who served as a royal scribe at the palace in Shushan during the reign of Xerxes I.  One tablet describes Marduka as a translator.  That detail fits the Bible's description  of Mordecai.  He was an official who served in the court of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) and who spoke at least two languages. Mordecai regularly satin the king's gate of the palace in Shushan. (Esther 2:19. 21; 3:3) This royal gate stood as an imposing building and was the workplace of palace officials.

There are remarkable similarities between Marduka mentioned in the tablets and Mordecai mentioned in the Bible.  They lived at the same time and in the same place and served in official positions at the same place of work. All these similarities together suggests that the archaeological discoveries may relate to the Mordecai described in the book of Esther.

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