# Queen Esther daughter of Abihail and Mordecai the Jew wrote ... this second letter
Esther was the daughter of Abihail. Esther and Mordecai wrote the letter.
# Abihail
"Abihail" was Esther's father and Mordecai's uncle. See how you translated this in [Esther 2:15](../02/15.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
# second letter
"additional letter" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])