Person · one of several with this name
Kish
Mentioned in 1 verse, first in Esther 2:5. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
In the Bible
All 1 verse, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Esther
- Esther 2:5
Now there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish.
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
The great-grandfather of Mordecai (Esther 2:5).