Rahab: Hidden Scars

When Rahab's face is scarred and her marriage prospects ruined, her father forces her into prostitution to recoup her lost bride price. With her new place of business near the main gate of Jericho, she is witness to the number of people who have entered the city to flee the approaching Israelites. Despite Moses' assurance of Yahweh's mercy, Israel is a people always at war, with elders who die in the wasteland of the Sinai desert. And as the leader of the tribe of Judah, Salmon is at the fore, dispensing Yahweh's justice. While Salmon wishes to see Yahweh's mercy, Rahab looks for salvation. Is either possible when the people of Israel are on a course to enact judgment and destruction across the land of Canaan? Or will the survival of a prostitute from the city of Jericho be the mercy Salmon has been searching for? "A stunning debut from a well-traveled author and avid researcher, Rebekah Gyger's powerful epic of Rahab's personal heartbreak and family woes will grab your heart and steal your breath. Gyger's familiarity with the Middle East is evident in the authenticity woven expertly into the text. And every logical complication of Jericho's conquest is reasoned out and made believable in this compelling story of love, loss, and life during Israel's birth as a nation." - Mesu Andrews