We Get By With A Little Help From Our Friends

Carole TowrissThe Walls of Arad 1 Comment

Arisha is our heroine. She arrived at the Israelite camp a refugee, having fled Arad in fear for her safety. Now Miriam, sister to Moses and Aaron, wants Zadok to marry her. The Law forbade the Israelites from marrying Canaanites, unless they turned to Yahweh and worshipped Him as the One True God. always encouraged Israel to accept foreigners. After all, …

Jericho Was Not the First…

Carole TowrissBook Launch, The Walls of Arad 4 Comments

Everyone knows the story of Joshua and the city of Jericho. Joshua fought the battle of Jericho … and the walls came tumbling down. But before Jericho, there was Arad. When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked the Israelites and captured some of them.  ~Numbers 21 The …