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In this 1939 novel based on the familiar story of the Exodus, Zora Neale Hurston blends the Moses of the Old Testament with the Moses of black folklore and song to create a compelling allegory of power, redemption, and faith. Narrated in a mixture of biblical rhetoric, black dialect, and colloquial English, Hurston traces Moses's life from the day he is launched into the Nile river in a reed basket, to his development as a great magician, to his transformation...
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Lions of Judah volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 21
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English
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In his newest series, much-loved master storyteller Gilbert Morris turns his imagination to the Jewish ancestry of Jesus of Nazareth. Combining extensive research with skillful plotting, Morris creates believable scenarios and great stories. The result is an exciting series with riveting, action-packed adventures that will entertain, enlighten, and challenge readers as never before. In the series debut, Heart of a Lion, Noah struggles to resist the...
3) Unspoken
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Lineage of grace volume 4
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Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
2001
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English
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English
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"Arich and utterly absorbing novel about the life of King David, from the Pulitzer Prizep0sb3swinning author of People of the Book and March With more than two million copies of her novels sold, New York Times bestselling author Geraldine Brooks has achieved both popular and critical acclaim. Now, Brooks takes on one of literature's richest and most enigmatic figures: a man who shimmers between history and legend. Peeling away the myth to bring David...
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Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2005
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English
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"When King Hezekiah discovers that God's Law forbids him to take multiple wives, he must choose one woman to love. He must also choose to trust God's promises when he decides to rebel against his powerful Assyrian overlords"--Provided by publisher
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Daughters of the promised land volume 2
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English
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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....
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Wives of King David volume 2
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English
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Abigail tries to honor and respect her husband Nabal despite his abuse of her, but when he suddenly dies, Abigail is free to move on with her life--a life that includes a new husband, David, who insists on having several wives
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Daughters of the promised land volume 1
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English
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"The breathtaking story of the prostitute who risked everything to protect two Israelite spies before the battle of Jericho"--Publisher.
11) Sarah
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Women of Genesis volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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The first audiobook in bestselling author Orson Scott Card's Women of Genesis series-a unique re-imagining of the biblical tale… Sarai was a child of ten years, wise for her age but not yet a woman, when she first met Abram. He appeared before her in her father's house, filthy from the desert, tired and thirsty. But as the dirt of travel was washed from his body, the sight of him filled her heart. And when Abram promises Sarai to return in ten years...
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Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2004
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English
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Bestselling author Tommy Tenney expands the extraordinary story of Esther like no novelist has done before. Both a thriller and a Jewish woman's memoir, Hadassah takes readers to ancient Persia (now known as Iraq), into the inner sanctum of the palace and back out into the war zones of battle and political intrigue. This gripping drama of a simple peasant girl chosen over many more qualified candidates to become Esther, Queen of Persia, captures the...
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Daughters of the promised land volume 3
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English
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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...
14) The shadow women
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Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
2002
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English
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Angela Elwell Hunt, best-selling author of The Immortal, traces the life of Moses as seen through the eyes of three women: his adoptive mother, his sister, and his wife. As original as The Red Tent, it is a stunning recreation of a Biblical era and a faithful servant of God.
15) Michal: a novel
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Wives of King David volume 1
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
c2009
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English
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Daughter of King Saul, Michal lives a life of privilege - but one that is haunted by her father's unpredictable moods and competition from her beautiful older sister
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Dangerous beauty novels volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House, A division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"Bathsheba, a beautiful woman forced to become one of King David's wives, is committed to protecting her son while dealing with the dynamics of the king's household in this biblically based novel"--
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Cities of refuge volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Captured by raiders in 1388 B.C., Sofea narrowly escapes slavery. Bargaining her way to a city of refuge in Israel, she finds herself in more danger. Can she find safety in this city of strangers, accept their God as hers, and be satisfied with His justice instead of her own?"--
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Series
Joseph und seine Brüder volume 4
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1944
Language
English
Description
Thomas Mann regarded his monumental retelling of the biblical story of Joseph as his magnum opus. The four parts- The Stories of Jacob, Young Joseph, Joseph in Egypt, and Joseph the Provider- are a novel telling of Joseph's fall into slavery and his rise to be lord over Egypt.
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Lions of Judah volume 5
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
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"Gilbert Morris now turns this biblical saga to the story of Moses with a compelling vision of a holy, personal God"--Provided by publisher
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Lions of Judah volume 6
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
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"Gilbert Morris tells the story of two star-crossed lovers on opposite sides of a war. One trying to save her family and the other trying to save his people"--Provided by publisher
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