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Shimmering between history and legend,the biblical King David rose from obscurity to fame,from shepherd to soldier,from hero to traitor,from beloved king to murderous despot and into a remorseful and diminished dotage. In The Secret Chord, we see David through the eyes of those who love him or fear him-from the prophet Natan,voice of David's conscience, to his wives Mikhal,Avigail,and Batsheva, and finally to Solomon, the late-born son who redeems...
2) Cain
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2011.
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"In this, his last novel, Saramago daringly reimagines the characters and narratives of the Bible through the story of Cain. Condemned to wander forever after he kills Abel, he is whisked around in time and space. He experiences the almost-sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham, the Tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Joshua at the battle of Jericho, Job's ordeal, and finally Noah's ark and the Flood. And over and over again Cain encounters...
3) Michal
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Soon after Michal, the daughter of King Saul, falls in love with a young harpist named David, he is forced to flee the kingdom, and Michal is left alone to deal with her father's unpredictable moods, compete with her beautiful older sister, and wonder whether she and David will ever be reunited.
4) The scribe
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Sons of encouragement volume 5
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English
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The Scribe tells the story of Silas, the man behind the spotlight who recorded most of the New Testament Scriptures we read today.
7) The prince
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Rivers recounts the tale of Prince Jonathan, the son of King Saul, whose faith and courage helped him support the reign of his best friend, King David.
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Wife to a gambler who took one too many risks, Rahab is sold as a slave to cover his debt. Forced into prostitution, she despairs of ever regaining her freedom and self-respect. But when Israelite spies come to Jericho and lodge at her house, Rahab sees an opportunity and glimmer of hope. In one risky moment she takes a leap of faith, puts her trust in a God she does not know, and vows to protect the spies from the authorities. And when the armies...
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Outspoken and fearless, Deborah has faith in God but struggles to see the potential her own life holds. As an Israelite woman, she'll marry, have a family, and seek to teach her children about Adonai--and those tasks seem to be more than enough to occupy her time. But God has another plan for her. Israel has been under the near constant terror of Canaan's armies for twenty years, and now God has called Deborah to deliver her people from this oppression....
10) Miriam
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Treasures of the Nile volume 2
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2016.
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English
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"In a time where El Shaddai revealed Himself in a powerful way, Miriam invites readers to experience through the eyes of an unusual, faithful servant"--
13) Unshaken
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Lineage of grace volume 3
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A novella which retells the story of Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz demonstrates that God faithfully provides for His children when all hope seems lost.
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[2010]
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Naomi's husband and sons are dead. The adopted daughter she adored was murdered, and violence and war have bankrupted the families of Naomi's people, the tribes of Israel. Naomi and daughter-in-law, Ruth, return to Israel where they will change the course of the children of Israel and the world.
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When famine visits Bethlehem, Boaz holds out hope for rain while his relative Elimelech moves his wife Naomi and their sons to Moab. For a while, it appears the Lord is blessing Elimelech's family, and his sons marry two lovely Moabite women. But calamities strike, one after another, leaving Naomi alone in a foreign land with only her childless daughters-in-law for comfort. When news reaches Naomi that the famine in Bethlehem has lifted, only Ruth...
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Novel of prophets and kings volume 02
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2019.
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The Old Testament book of Daniel comes to life in this novel for readers of Lynn Austin's Chronicles of the Kings series or Francine Rivers' Mark of the Lion series. Survival. A Hebrew girl first tasted it when she escaped death nearly seventy years ago as the Babylonians ransacked Jerusalem and took their finest as captives. She thought she'd perfected it in the many years amongst the Magoi and the idol worshippers, pretending with all the others...
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