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A.D. chronicles volume 6
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Fortress Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Until his death in 4 BCE, Herod the Great's monarchy included territories that once made up the kingdoms of Judah and Israel. Although he ruled over a rich, strategically crucial land, his royal title did not derive from heredity. His family came from the people of Idumea, ancient antagonists of the Israelites. Yet Herod did not rule as an outsider, but from a family committed to Judaism going back to his grandfather and father. They had served the...
Author
Series
Silent years volume 4
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Two women occupy a place in Herod's court. The first, Salome, is the king's only sister, a resentful woman who has been told she is from an inferior race, a people God will never accept or approve. The second, Zara, is a lowly handmaid who serves Salome, but where Salome spies conspiracies and treachery, Zara sees hurting people in need of understanding and compassion. Powerful and powerless, Idumean and Jew-- both women struggle to survive in Herod...
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