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Bible > Old Testament > the story of Esther > Mordecai asks Esther's help > Mordecai rends his clothes, covers himself with sackcloth and ashes, walks through the city wailing bitterly, and stops before the palace entrance

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71Q51Mordecai rends his clothes, covers himself with sackcloth and ashes, walks through the city wailing bitterly, and stops before the palace entrance  

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  • Ahasuerus (King)
  • ashes
  • asking
  • bible
  • court
  • Esther
  • king
  • lamenting
  • Mordecai
  • mourning garment
  • Old Testament
  • tearing one's clothes

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