# Were Mordechai and Esther Married?

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Podcast: [Simply Deep](https://stenobird.com/podcast/simply-deep-5901542)
Published: 2026-02-25T02:07:58+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elie-feder/episodes/Were-Mordechai-and-Esther-Married-e3fiofs
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## Resource

The Gemara in Megilla 13b says that Esther would go right from sleeping with Achashverosh (and washing herself off) to sleeping with Mordechai. It’s hard to believe that such a risky move would be literal, but if not, what is it teaching us?

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