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A Stray Drop of Blood by Roseanna M. White
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne little drop to soil her garment.One little drop to cleanse her soul.Abigail was born free, but when her parents die, she’s sold into slavery to the family of a Roman soldier in Jerusalem. Fortunately, the Visibullis family is kind, and as years pass, she’s proud to serve them. But Abigail’s beauty attracts unwanted attention when their son, Jason, returns from Rome... -
![Until the Mountains Fall by Connilyn Cossette]()
Until the Mountains Fall by Connilyn Cossette
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRecently widowed, Rivkah refuses to submit to the Torah law compelling her to marry her husband's brother and instead flees Kedesh, hoping to use her talents as a scribe to support herself. Without the protections of her father, Kedesh's head priest, and the safety of the city of refuge, Rivkah soon discovers that the cost of recklessness is her own freedom... -
![The Tomb: A Novel of Martha by Stephanie Landsem]()
The Tomb: A Novel of Martha by Stephanie Landsem
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this captivating retelling of a classic biblical story, Jesus shocks the town of Bethany with Lazarus’s resurrection from the dead, leading Martha—a seemingly perfect woman trapped by the secrets of her past—to hope and a new life. Everyone in Bethany admires Martha—the perfect Jewish woman... -
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The Rumor by Hannah Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEli Schrock’s life is pleasant enough. He likes his work as a farrier in his father’s smithy. He likes the girl he’s courting, Rebecca Hochstettler. Yet there is no passion for what he does or where he lives, and part of him yearns to see more of the world and get more of an education than the standard Amish eighth grade.When he meets Susanna Wittmer, though, everything changes... -
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![Love's Sacred Song (Treasure of His Love) by Mesu Andrews]()
Love's Sacred Song (Treasure of His Love) by Mesu Andrews
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsStanding in the shadow of his famous father, young King Solomon wavers between fear and bravado, longing for a love that is true and pure--a love that can be his cornerstone. A shepherdess in the northern city of Shunem, Arielah has known since she first laid eyes on Solomon that it was her destiny to become his bride... -
![Capturing the Cook by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Capturing the Cook by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen eighteen-year-old Ashleigh Steepleton loses her parents, she has nowhere to turn but to her male cousins, whom she has always looked to as brothers. She goes along with her cousins’ plan to move to California, hoping that life will be better there as her cousins believe it will be... -
![A Promised Tomorrow by Sylvia Price]()
A Promised Tomorrow by Sylvia Price
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Yoder Family Saga follows widow Miriam Yoder and her four unmarried daughters, Megan, Rebecca, Josephine, and Lillian, as they discover God’s plans for them and the hope He provides for a happy tomorrow. The Yoder women struggle to survive after Jeremiah Yoder succumbs to a battle with cancer. The family risks losing their farm and their livelihood... -
![Jewel of Persia by Roseanna M. White]()
Jewel of Persia by Roseanna M. White
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow can she love the king of kings without forsaking her Lord of lords? Kasia grew up in a poor Jewish home with more siblings than luxuries. But when a chance encounter forces her to the palace of Xerxes, she becomes a concubine to the richest man in the world. She alone, of all Xerxes' wives, loves the man beneath the crown. She alone, of all his wives, holds the heart of the king of kings... -
![The Collected Works of George MacDonald: The Complete Works PergamonMedia (Highlights of World Literature) by George MacDonald]()
The Collected Works of George MacDonald: The Complete Works PergamonMedia (Highlights of World Literature) by George MacDonald
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works - the Œuvre - of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - 28900 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • The Princess and the Goblin• Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women• Lilith: A Romance• The Princess and the Goblin• At the Back of the North Wind• The Light Princess• A Book of Strife in the... -
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Perpetua: A Bride, a Martyr, a Passion by Amy Rachel Peterson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPerpetua is a historical novel based on the real life and death of a young Roman noblewoman. Perpetua was martyred in the amphitheater of Carthage in 203 AD, but kept a diary of her arrest and time in prison. While many martyrs were poor or illiterate, Perpetua was neither... -
![Faithful Daughter of Israel by Wanda Ann Thomas]()
Faithful Daughter of Israel by Wanda Ann Thomas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe homeless outcast known as Cursed ANNA has spent her days avoiding the reproachful glances of her fellow Jerusalemites and her nights defending against the bitter cold and her growing hunger and fear. Her deepest desire is to find acceptance among her people. For that to happen she must live one more day, and one more day after that... -
![The Walls of Arad by Carole Towriss]()
The Walls of Arad by Carole Towriss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForty years have passed since Israel escaped Egypt. Their punishment is over, and the time to take the land is finally here. Arisha, a secret worshipper of Yahweh, fled Canaan in search of safety. Under Miriam’s care she has begun to heal, but Miriam is close to death. She wants to be assured this abused and abandoned young woman will have a good life, and she entreats Zadok to marry her... -
![Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic by Sophus Helle]()
Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic by Sophus Helle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic grace “Sophus Helle’s new translation . . . [is] a thrilling, enchanting, desperate thing to read.”—Nina MacLaughlin, Boston Globe “Looks to be the last word on this Babylonian masterpiece...Categorized as:
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![Joshua and the Shepherd by Joseph F. Girzone]()
Joshua and the Shepherd by Joseph F. Girzone
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWith simple and profound prose, Joseph Girzone bringing to light incredible insights into modern Christianity and adds to his bestselling series with the story of the revolutionary Joshua in a contemporary setting.It is the end of a bitter cold winter... -
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![Wife of Chuza by Katrina D. Hamel]()
Wife of Chuza by Katrina D. Hamel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHerod Antipas rules from his opulent palaces, but amid the hills and rural villages, Jesus of Nazareth proclaims a coming kingdom.The prophet has Joanna's unfaltering loyalty, but offering support is risky when she's under the suspicious eye of the tetrarch's jealous wife. Joanna and her husband Chuza must use their unique position to shield the prophet and allow him to gather his supporters... -
![Rebekah by Jill Eileen Smith]()
Rebekah by Jill Eileen Smith
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen her father dies and she is left in the care of her conniving brother Laban, Rebekah knows her life has changed forever. Her hope for the future is restored when she falls in love with her cousin Isaac, and their relationship starts strong. But marital bliss cannot last forever, and the birth of their twin sons marks the beginning of years of misunderstanding, disagreement, and betrayal... -
![Israel My Beloved by Kay Arthur]()
Israel My Beloved by Kay Arthur
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Israel, My Beloved first released, it immediately captured the #1 spot on the CBA hardcover fiction bestseller list—and stayed on the list for months. Kay Arthur’s dramatic, epic–style novel is now available in softcover with a beautiful new cover and a historical timeline that corresponds with the fascinating retelling of Israel’s story...Categorized as:
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![The Book of God by Walter Wangerin Jr.]()
The Book of God by Walter Wangerin Jr.
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsExperience the Bible as a singular, powerful story and prepare to be swept away by Scripture as never before! Wangerin's "Bible storybook for adults" features brilliant settings, dramatized scenes, and added dialogue—all gleaned from extensive research... -
![Journey of the Shepherd Woman by Carlene Havel, Sharon Faucheux]()
Journey of the Shepherd Woman by Carlene Havel, Sharon Faucheux
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSaul of Tarsus instigates persecution against followers of the Way, forcing shepherds from Bethlehem to run for their lives. Taking only a few provisions, Channah and her family escape to the seaport of Joppa. From there, they hope to make their way to Ephesus where Channah’s husband grew up. However, travel is difficult and sometimes treacherous... -
![Seeking the Truth by Rachael C. Duncan]()
Seeking the Truth by Rachael C. Duncan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExperience the power and tension of the early church in this compelling tale of faith and conflict...Categorized as:
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![Embracing the Life by Rachael C. Duncan]()
Embracing the Life by Rachael C. Duncan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet carried away by the captivating display of unwavering faith and strength in this compelling tale of the transformative power of God's love...Categorized as:
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![Daughter of China by C. Hope Flinchbaugh]()
Daughter of China by C. Hope Flinchbaugh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTapping into her vast reservoir of knowledge about the persecuted church, author Hope Flinchbaugh has crafted a spellbinding first novel set in modern China. Nineteen-year-old Mai Lin has two serious handicaps in Chinese society-being born a girl, and worse, choosing to become a Christian. But she dreams of attending Shanghai University.Categorized as:
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![Pregnant Mail Order Bride And Her Troubled Rancher (A Western Historical Romance Book) (Evergreen Frontier) by Florence Linnington]()
Pregnant Mail Order Bride And Her Troubled Rancher (A Western Historical Romance Book) (Evergreen Frontier) by Florence Linnington
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mail order bride who refuses to give in to despair heads further down the pit of despair.Annabelle Buckley suddenly finds herself widowed after the passing of her villainous, abusive husband.She’s free from abuse. But she’s unwanted.When a weaker woman might have given up, Annabelle decides to do the unimaginable. Be a mail order bride.But what decent man would want her? A man who needs help... -
![Child of the King by Debra B. Diaz]()
Child of the King by Debra B. Diaz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe daughter of Paulus and Alysia is grown now, and ready for a life of her own...but Rachel is unable to rise above her past, and something that happened in Rome...years ago. Metellus, former tribune in the Praetorian Guard, has been commissioned by the emperor to bring Rachel from Jerusalem to Rome, and it is a journey that will affect both their lives...in ways they never could have imagined... -
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![Mama's Bible: Historical Christian Romance by Mildred Colvin]()
Mama's Bible: Historical Christian Romance by Mildred Colvin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOregon Trail Series Book One: MAMA'S BIBLE Historical Christian Romance Also in the Oregon Trail series: Book Two: HOME'S PROMISE Book Three: LOVE'S FORGIVENESS Running from the Law. Leaving everything behind. What more is there to lose? Katie Donovan soon learns she has much to lose, but even more to gain on the long journey to Oregon in 1850. Two men vie for Katie's affection... -
![Guardian of the Dawn by Richard Zimler]()
Guardian of the Dawn by Richard Zimler
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn an age of faith and fireIn a land of many godsA journey of survival is about to begin.…In his acclaimed novels Hunting Midnight and The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon, Richard Zimler has spun luminous historical fiction from the experience of the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula. Spanning decades and continents, his new novel is set in the lush world of colonial India during the age of the Inquisition... -
![The Governess by Lynette Rees]()
The Governess by Lynette Rees
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Clara's father, the local vicar, Reverend Albert Masters, passes away suddenly, the family are faced with moving from their home at the vicarage following Christmas that year. Not only that, but Clara is forced to seek employment to keep the family finances afloat. As someone who has taught for years at the Sunday School at St... -
![The Silver Chalice by Thomas B. Costain, Amy Welborn]()
The Silver Chalice by Thomas B. Costain, Amy Welborn
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe colorful, passionate world of early Christianity comes to vivid life in this story of Basil of Antioch. Basil, a sensitive artisan, is purchased from slavery and commissioned to create a decorative casing for the Chalice that Jesus used at the Last Supper...Categorized as:
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James by Jenifer Jennings
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmidst betrayal and resurrection rumors, James must decide where his loyalties truly lie.James ben Joseph wrestles with the pain of his older brother’s death. He never believed Jesus was a rebel, but his brother’s radical teachings drew dangerous attention from the Pharisees.Traveling to Jerusalem for Passover, James hoped to convince Jesus to abandon his reckless ideas and come home...Categorized as:
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![The Secret Book of Kings by Yochi Brandes, Yardenne Greenspan]()
The Secret Book of Kings by Yochi Brandes, Yardenne Greenspan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStories are deadlier than swords. Swords kill only those who stand before them, stories decide who will live and die in generations to come.Shlom'am, a young man from the tribe of Ephraim, has grown up in the shadow of several secrets. He wonders why his father is deathly afraid of the King's soldiers, and why his mother has lied to him about the identities of those closest to him...Categorized as:
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![Gods, Kings & Slaves: The Siege of Madurai by Venketesh R.]()
Gods, Kings & Slaves: The Siege of Madurai by Venketesh R.
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWar is coming... Peninsular India, fourteenth century. The Pandyan empire is at its peak, its enemies subdued and its people at peace. Having left behind his step-brother Sundar in the race to the throne, Crown Prince Veera Pandyan is set to rule from Madurai, reputed to be the richest city in the subcontinent... -
![The Days of Joseph by John Noble]()
The Days of Joseph by John Noble
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoseph’s family just started a war they’re going to lose.Two days ago, his half-sister Dinah was kidnapped and raped by the prince of Shechem. Now Joseph is trapped between his brothers, clamoring for an attack on the fortress city, and his father, who knows they can’t win.Personally, Joseph would rather not die for a lost cause, however, he may not have much choice...Categorized as:
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![The Weeping Chamber by Sigmund Brouwer, Hank Hanegraaff]()
The Weeping Chamber by Sigmund Brouwer, Hank Hanegraaff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSimeon's life is falling apart, and he fears he may never see his wife and daughter again. As he arrives in Jerusalem for Passover, he is looking for a miracle. Author Sigmund Brouwer retells the last week of Christ before the crucifixion through the eyes of this one man, and draws you in with a story that you will remember long after finishing the last page... -
![The Kingdom by Emmanuel Carrère]()
The Kingdom by Emmanuel Carrère
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe sensational international bestseller: an epic novel telling the story of Christianity as it has never been told beforeCorinth, ancient Greece, two thousand years ago. An itinerant preacher, poor, wracked by illness, tells the story of a prophet who was crucified in Judea, who came back from the dead, and whose return is a sign of something enormous...Categorized as:
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![Where the Heart Leads by Anita Stansfield]()
Where the Heart Leads by Anita Stansfield
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith the loss of his mother, the final threads that bind Jonathon Brandt to home are gone forever, and he leaves Boston, hoping to never return. The year is 1894, and Jonathon is eager to head west to California to find a new life, a new profession, and an escape from the disastrous relationship with his father... -
![The Four Wise Men by Michel Tournier]()
The Four Wise Men by Michel Tournier
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDisplaying his characteristic penchant for the macabre, the tender and the comic, Michael Tournier presents the traditional Magi describing their personal odysseys to Bethlehem--and audaciously imagines a fourth, "the eternal latecomer"' whose story of hardship and redemption is the most moving and instructive of all... -
![Brendan by Frederick Buechner]()
Brendan by Frederick Buechner
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn acclaimed author interweaves history and legend to re-create the life of a complex man of faith fifteen hundred years ago. Winner of the 1987 Christianity and Literature Book Award for Belles-Lettres... -
![Songs for the Butcher's Daughter by Peter Manseau]()
Songs for the Butcher's Daughter by Peter Manseau
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBarnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Itsik Malpesh is a poet and a dreamer who writes endlessly about his true love, Sasha, whom he has yet to meet. When Itsik's poems get him into trouble in czarist Russia, he begins an odyssey -- with a picture of his beloved Sasha in his coat...Categorized as:
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![Wisdom's Daughter: A Novel of Solomon and Sheba by India Edghill]()
Wisdom's Daughter: A Novel of Solomon and Sheba by India Edghill
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFollowing Queenmaker, "her majestic debut" (People), India Edghill's Wisdom's Daughter is a vivid and assiduously researched rendition of the biblical tale of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. As the Queen's search for a true heir to her throne takes her to the court of the wisest man in the world, both she and the King learn how to value truth, love, and duty . . -
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Pompeii: City on Fire by T.L. Higley
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPleasure-seeking Romans find the seaside town of Pompeii the perfect gateway. But when the rich patrician Cato escapes Rome, intent on a life of leisure, he is unprepared for the hostility he encounters. In the same place, but at the opposite end of society, Ariella has disguised herself as a young boy to be sold into a gladiator troupe. Survival is her only ambition... -
![The Gardens of Light by Amin Maalouf]()
The Gardens of Light by Amin Maalouf
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is the story of Mani, a forgotten figure, but whose name is yet, paradoxically, on everyone's lips.When using the words "Manichean" or "Manichaeism" one rarely thinks Mani, painter, doctor and Eastern philosopher of the third century, called "the Buddha of Light" by the Chinese and "the apostle of Jesus" by the Egyptians...Categorized as:
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Delilah by India Edghill
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGiven to the temple of Atargatis as a child, Delilah is raised to be a priestess to the Five Cities that rule Canaan. She grows up under the watchful eyes of high priestess Derceto, who sees her as a valuable pawn in her political agenda. Meanwhile, in the hills of Canaan, the Israelites choose Samson to lead their fight against the Five Cities... -
![Man of Nazareth by Anthony Burgess]()
Man of Nazareth by Anthony Burgess
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMan of Nazareth is a historical novel by Anthony Burgess based on his screenplay for Franco Zeffirelli's TV miniseries Jesus of Nazareth. It is one of a trilogy of Burgess books with biblical themes, the others being The Kingdom of the Wicked and Moses.Man of Nazareth is a fictionalized historic account recalling the story of Jesus from his birth to his death...Categorized as:
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![Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther by India Edghill]()
Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther by India Edghill
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn inventive retelling of the ancient story of Vashti and Esther—a soaring tale of political turmoil, searing betrayal, passionate friendship, and forbidden love.For fans of The Red Tent and The Dovekeepers, India Edghill breathes new life into the biblical story of Vashti and Esther with her signature historical richness, epic scope, and sweeping romance... -
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![Queenmaker: A Novel of King David's Queen by India Edghill]()
Queenmaker: A Novel of King David's Queen by India Edghill
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor over forty years, Michal lived and reigned in David's court. She was the beautiful and proud daughter of King Saul and the prize David would risk his kingdom to win. Behind the palace doors, beneath the burning sun of the desert, or fleeing from Absalom's warriors, Michal was at the center of court intrigues...Categorized as:
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![The Damnation of Theron Ware: Or Illumination by Harold Frederic, Stanton Garner]()
The Damnation of Theron Ware: Or Illumination by Harold Frederic, Stanton Garner
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA candid inquiry into the intertwining of religious and sexual fervor, and a telling portrait of the United States at the end of the nineteenth century, this novel foreshadows the rise of naturalism in American literature. The Damnation of Theron Ware (published in England as Illumination) is an 1896 novel by American author Harold Frederic... -
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John by Niall Williams
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt a time when Americans remain skeptical about religion but still thirst for spiritual fulfillment, Niall Williams's extraordinary and masterful new novel reveals a universally appealing message of hope and love...Categorized as:
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Fallen by David Maine
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the internationally acclaimed author of The Preservationist comes a provocative retelling of the story of Eve and Adam, Abel and Cain---a novel of temptation and murder, of exile and loss.Once expelled from the Garden, Eve and Adam have to find their way past recriminations and bitterness to construct a new life together in a harsh land... -
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Quarantine by Jim Crace
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWinner of the Whitbread Novel of the Year and a Booker Prize finalist.Two thousand years ago four travellers enter the Judean desert to fast and pray for their lost souls. In the blistering heat and barren rocks they encounter the evil merchant Musa — madman, sadist, rapist, even a Satan — who holds them in his tyrannical power...Categorized as:
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![Lion's Honey: The Myth of Samson by David Grossman]()
Lion's Honey: The Myth of Samson by David Grossman
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIsrael’s most lauded contemporary writer retells the myth of Samson, one of the most tempestuous, charismatic, and colorful characters in the Hebrew Bible...
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