Prophet: A Novel - Hardcover
Hivai, a prophet from the ancient village of Gibeon, is exiled from his home when his prophesy of an attack on the village proves to be false, and joins a small band of traveling Hebrews, enemies of the Gibeonites
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Hebrew
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Original Language: Hebrew
A work of historic imagination, Prophet is set during the time of the Gibeonites and roughly follows the biblical story that appears in the Old Testament's Book of Judges. Hivai, the Gibeonite prophet, disembowels a slave child and in the smoldering mess sees the destruction of Gibeon by the conquering nation of Ai. Disguised, he leaves Gibeon along with a group of elders to discover the lay of the land. Eventually, after the elders return home, he joins the wandering Hebrews, nomadic shepherds who teach him their language and mores. He is stunned to learn that the God of Moses prohibits murder and is invisible. Hivai leaves after seven years, still in search of a true prophecy and a new god. The ancient landscape of the Judean hills and the daily life of several nomadic tribes during early biblical times are portrayed with startling simplicity. Hareven's parable on moral verities in this retelling of the biblical narrative is inspired. This is the third of her 11 books to have been translated into English.
- Molly Abramowitz, Silver Spring, Md.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Molly Abramowitz, Silver Spring, Md.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherNorth Point Pr
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0865474230
- ISBN 13 9780865474239
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages98
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