![]() To Dwell Among Cedars is such a book, and I was totally hooked from the first page. I’m always amazed at how she can take a small slice of history from so long ago and create fascinating tales around it. I don’t usually read many books in this genre, but since I discovered her last series, Cities of Refuge, I’m hooked on her stories. Ultimately, Eliora and Ronen are caught up in the battle for the soul of Israel and its future under the leadership of Samuel, the last judge before the era of the kings begins.Ĭonnilyn Cossette has a unique talent for making Biblical fiction come alive on the page. He never expected that the Philistine girl he rescued years ago would now be part of the very family he's tasked to deceive.Īs Ronen's attempts to charm Eliora lead them in unexpected directions, betrayal leaves Eliora with strained family ties and Ronen questioning his own loyalties. ![]() Ronen is a Levite musician determined to secret away the ark to a more fitting resting place, watched over by priests who would restore the Holy of Holies. ![]() There, the family she was adopted into has guarded the ark at the top of a mountain in seclusion. Eight years ago, when the Philistines stole and then surrendered the ark of the covenant back to the Israelites, Eliora left her Philistine homeland to follow the ark to the community of Kiryat Yearim. ![]()
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