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Rahab's Story

by Ann Burton



      Rahab has no illusion about her stepmother's feelings towards her, and in fact, has taken much abuse at her hands over the years. Yet she is not prepared when the woman schemes to have her humiliated and disowned, thrown out of her father's house, forbidden to return.

Rahab, humiliated and desperate, after wandering all day in Jericho, finds a friend in a local madam, owner of a house of ill repute. And with no other way to support herself, she resigns herself to doing what she must.

Yet she has been taught about God from childhood, and has a deep respect for her Jewish heritage, which she has had to hide from the locals, who have been killing Jews without cause, even hanging their heads on the fence pickets along the city walls.

In a creatively told story from Joshua chapter two of the Bible, I found Rahab's Story to be a riveting tale of intrigue and heartache, with threads of hope woven into every page. Using historically correct language, Author Ann Burton brings to life the tender story of a girl whom God chose to use in spite of her shameful past.

A wonderful addition to your personal library.

The Book

Signet/Penguin
2004
Soft cover
0-451-21628-8
Inspirational historical
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The Reviewer

Nancy Williams
Reviewed 2005
NOTE: Reviewer Nancy Williams is the author of the inspirational romances Coming Home to Mercy Street, In the Company of Angels, In The Shadow of the Cherubim.
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