CREATE TABLE table_202_250 (id DECIMAL, "year" TEXT, "name" TEXT, "source" TEXT, "definition" TEXT)

what was the nation called before the book of esther called it hodu ?
SELECT "name" FROM table_202_250 WHERE id < (SELECT id FROM table_202_250 WHERE "name" = 'hodu' AND "source" = 'book of esther')
SELECT "name" FROM "table_202_250" WHERE "id" < (SELECT "id" FROM "table_202_250" WHERE "name" = 'hodu' AND "source" = 'book of esther')