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Tribes of Israel #3
Jerusalem Rising: Adah's Journey
When Adah bat Shallum finds the governor of Judah weeping over the crumbling wall of Jerusalem, she learns the reason for Nehemiah’s unexpected visit—God has called him to rebuild the wall around the City of David. Nehemiah challenges the people of God to labor on the wall and in return, the names of their fathers will be written in the annals for future generations to cherish. But Adah has one sister and no brothers. Will her father, who rules a half-district of Jerusalem, be forgotten forever? Adah bravely vows to rebuild her city’s wall, though she soon discovers that Jerusalem not only has enemies outside the city, but also within. Can Adah, her sister, and the men they love, honor God’s call? Or will their mission be crushed by the same stones they hope to construct?
244 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 2017
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Barbara M. Britton
13 books248 followersBarbara M. Britton lives in Wisconsin and loves the snow—when it accumulates under three inches. She writes romantic adventures for teens and adults. Barb has a nutrition degree from Baylor University but loves to dip healthy strawberries in chocolate. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Romance Writers of America, and American Christian Fiction Writers. You can visit Barb online at www. barbarambritton.com or follow her on Facebook and twitter.
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November 15, 2020
Received a copy from the author upon request.
This was such a fun read. I immediately read this after reading Providence: Hannah's Journey so I was excited. I should have waited a few days or a week to jump into this book, but I still enjoyed this. I'm giving this a 4.5 star rating.
Adah is a headstrong, bold, sassy and stubborn girl. She works alongside her father to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Adah was amazing to read about it as she was so eager to do the work of God. At some points I felt she was overdoing it, but compared to her people she was willing to do it.
Nehemiah is amazing as always! I wish there was more of him, but when he did come on the page he made me laugh. Othniel was adorable -- he's my sweetie pie. Shallum was an awesome father to Adah. Judith was fun to read about...she made me laugh. I loved Adah's mother and how she didn't allow her blindness to stop her from living life. Gershom, his brother and father pissed me off from beginning to end.
I definitely plan to re-read this book next year after reading the sequel, Building Benjamin: Naomi's Journey.
I love the way Barbara M. Britton writes her stories and I can't wait to read more from her. I have Lioness: Mahlah's Journey so I'll be reading that tomorrow!
This was such a fun read. I immediately read this after reading Providence: Hannah's Journey so I was excited. I should have waited a few days or a week to jump into this book, but I still enjoyed this. I'm giving this a 4.5 star rating.
Adah is a headstrong, bold, sassy and stubborn girl. She works alongside her father to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Adah was amazing to read about it as she was so eager to do the work of God. At some points I felt she was overdoing it, but compared to her people she was willing to do it.
Nehemiah is amazing as always! I wish there was more of him, but when he did come on the page he made me laugh. Othniel was adorable -- he's my sweetie pie. Shallum was an awesome father to Adah. Judith was fun to read about...she made me laugh. I loved Adah's mother and how she didn't allow her blindness to stop her from living life. Gershom, his brother and father pissed me off from beginning to end.
I definitely plan to re-read this book next year after reading the sequel, Building Benjamin: Naomi's Journey.
I love the way Barbara M. Britton writes her stories and I can't wait to read more from her. I have Lioness: Mahlah's Journey so I'll be reading that tomorrow!
November 11, 2017
The third book in the author’s Tribes of Israel does not disappoint! Despite the biblical era, the girl power is applicable to today’s young women. Empowerment and faith go hand and hand in this journey to cement the family name and legacy. Ms. Britton is a master at capturing the spiritual message of the Bible for the contemporary reader. Love, faith, and romance! My favorite Christian author!
October 17, 2017
Have you ever read the book of Nehemiah in the Holy Bible? Have you ever wondered about the lives of the people mentioned and even those that were not? What they did to support their families? What hardships they endured? Have you ever wondered why sons were favored over daughters? Author Barbara Britton has taken the book of Nehemiah and shared it in an amazing story that involves heartache, love, labor and toil. She paints a picture of what times must have been like in Jerusalem over 3,000 years ago. You can see in your mind’s eye what their homes, work place, market place and surrounding countryside must have been like. Adah is a daughter of a prominent man in a man’s world. She knew her place as a woman, but rose to the occasion to honor her father and family. One of the things that I took from this story was to always have praise on my lips for the blessings of our Heavenly Father and to always be in prayer for our families, community, our local, state and country’s government. Pray without ceasing!
This is my second opportunity to read the writings of Author Britton and I look forward to more.
*I was honored to be asked to read an advanced reader copy of Jerusalem Rising and am please to share my honest review*
This is my second opportunity to read the writings of Author Britton and I look forward to more.
*I was honored to be asked to read an advanced reader copy of Jerusalem Rising and am please to share my honest review*
October 4, 2024
I absolutely loved this story. It not only brought the building of the wall to life, but it rippled with redemption and forgiveness. Of course the story of Adah and her family was beautiful in itself, but the underlying message was convicting and heartfelt.
April 1, 2023
Adah was a woman before her time. When God said the Jews needed to build a new wall, Adah believed he didn't just mean men; and she jumped right in to help her father and brothers build their part of the wall. She was an inspiration to other women as well. Well written biblical fiction that is always a fantastic read from author, Barbara Britton.
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January 5, 2018
This is the first book I have read by this author (although I have another on my Kindle to read soon), and I am impressed by her writing style. Her telling of Biblical stories in fictionalized form is captivating.
Adah is an amazingly independent, strong-willed seventeen-year-old girl, especially for someone living in BC Jerusalem. She has her moments of doubt and fear but manages to work through them and come out stronger and more determined.
Judith is Adah's twin sister, who has a talent for cooking and baking, while Adah has inherited her mother's gift for crafting perfumes. The two of them work together in caring for their mother, who has gone blind. Their father is the ruler of a half-district in Jerusalem, which is a difficult job during the current period of drought.
Adah has a lifelong friendship with Othniel which is beginning to blossom into more. It has to take a backseat to their lives, however, as they begin to work on rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem and deal with attacks from neighboring tribes. The drought and taxes hit Adah's neighbors hard, causing people she cares about to leave Jerusalem--and causing her to take their case to her father and to the governor, Nehemiah.
By the end of this story, the reader will have found a great deal of respect for Adah, Judith and their mother as women willing to go against the cultural and societal norms in order to do what is right.
I loved this story, and look forward to reading more by this author.
Adah is an amazingly independent, strong-willed seventeen-year-old girl, especially for someone living in BC Jerusalem. She has her moments of doubt and fear but manages to work through them and come out stronger and more determined.
Judith is Adah's twin sister, who has a talent for cooking and baking, while Adah has inherited her mother's gift for crafting perfumes. The two of them work together in caring for their mother, who has gone blind. Their father is the ruler of a half-district in Jerusalem, which is a difficult job during the current period of drought.
Adah has a lifelong friendship with Othniel which is beginning to blossom into more. It has to take a backseat to their lives, however, as they begin to work on rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem and deal with attacks from neighboring tribes. The drought and taxes hit Adah's neighbors hard, causing people she cares about to leave Jerusalem--and causing her to take their case to her father and to the governor, Nehemiah.
By the end of this story, the reader will have found a great deal of respect for Adah, Judith and their mother as women willing to go against the cultural and societal norms in order to do what is right.
I loved this story, and look forward to reading more by this author.
November 10, 2017
This is a really good book. The descriptions are so vivid. I was immediately drawn into the world of ancient Jerusalem, the colors, the clothing, the sights, the sounds. Even the smells. The heroine, Adah, is a perfumer, and I wanted to test all her perfumes.
The people in the book, even the secondary characters, are wonderful and real. Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest became real people to me. Adah is a strong, plucky, outspoken heroine. She gets herself into trouble repeatedly by speaking truth to power. She commits her family to rebuilding a section of the city wall, despite the fact that her father is elderly, her mother is blind, and she and her sister have no masonry skills and aren’t strong enough to lift the stones. Her family honor depends on their completing the task. But Adah is smart and resourceful, with a loving family and a steadfast faith in God, who guides her. And, of course, she has the help of her hero.
Othniel, is so steady and honorable that I loved him from the start. You can’t help but root for these two kids who are so obviously destined for each other, thousands of years ago. It was a fast read, and the good feeling stayed with me well after I was done. This is a really good book.
The people in the book, even the secondary characters, are wonderful and real. Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest became real people to me. Adah is a strong, plucky, outspoken heroine. She gets herself into trouble repeatedly by speaking truth to power. She commits her family to rebuilding a section of the city wall, despite the fact that her father is elderly, her mother is blind, and she and her sister have no masonry skills and aren’t strong enough to lift the stones. Her family honor depends on their completing the task. But Adah is smart and resourceful, with a loving family and a steadfast faith in God, who guides her. And, of course, she has the help of her hero.
Othniel, is so steady and honorable that I loved him from the start. You can’t help but root for these two kids who are so obviously destined for each other, thousands of years ago. It was a fast read, and the good feeling stayed with me well after I was done. This is a really good book.
July 23, 2018
This is the first book I've read by Barbara Britton. I'm not a huge biblical fiction enthusiast, but I love the Bible and decided to give it a go. I was not disappointed! Her story line was easy to follow from beginning to end and interesting to read. I love how she tied up all the loose ends at the end.
July 3, 2021
We are currently going through Nehemiah in church and it was so good to read this. To have the story brought to life.
November 10, 2017
I’m no expert on Bible-based fiction, to be sure, but I enjoy a well-told story. That’s exactly what this is. Regardless of one’s religious background, this Old-Testament Jerusalem scenario has all of the best elements of strong historical fiction. The characters are true-to-time-and-form, the socio-political structures and forces ring true, and the story serves as a portal to a time and place that might otherwise be as dry as the drought-stricken vineyards beyond the fallen city walls of Jerusalem. Rich with specificity that enhances rather than distracts, it’s a novel that informs without instructing and entertains without diminishing the depth of the source and references.
Author Britton deserves praise for achieving such an intensely appealing novel, but I’ve no doubt I’d hear from Adah if I snubbed her with my accolades. Adah is the seventeen-year-old daughter of Shallum and is the central character who reveals her independent thinking and initiative in the opening scenes. Her confidence is shaken many times throughout the travails and challenges within the novel, but her recoveries are always credible and consistent. In fact, each setback stiffens her spine to face ensuing battles.
Those opening scenes set the stage effectively. Adah and her twin sister Judith loyally tend to their blind mother while developing individual talents. Judith’s gift is for cooking and baking, and Adah is gifted with her mother’s talent for identifying and blending fragrances. Both young women honor and support their father, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem. The earliest pages reveal the treachery of the co-ruler and his sinister sons. Adah’s friendship with neighbor Othniel is a relationship that grows and becomes much more as the story unfolds. Their developing romance is gradual but almost immediately the true heart of the visiting governor, Adah’s daring and sensitivity, and the significance of Jerusalem’s wall move to center stage and become players in an escalating drama.
Before readers dismiss Adah’s bold initiatives and individual actions as modern sensibilities imposed on the past, there are more than enough references to the expected socio-cultural reactions to Adah’s unexpected, even shocking moves. Adah’s nature is internally consistent as further reading provides subtle revelations of her mother’s core values and courage. She and Judith are their mother’s daughters and each rises to challenges with courage despite understandable hesitations.
As with historical novels, some events unfold as expected: neighboring tribes wage attacks during Jerusalem’s vulnerable times, drought and taxes curse residents with devastating effects on the community and on Adah personally, and power struggles do not favor the innocent or good-hearted. Also, historically, the wall around Jerusalem will be rebuilt.
The resolutions to this complex and compelling novel are satisfying, gratifying, and not entirely predictable. Each member of Adah’s family has grown and changed, justice is served, and the future for Adah, Othniel, and the community as a whole feels bright. Even though Adah felt fully in charge of this story, my praise goes to Britton for making Adah such a memorable and admirable character. I highly recommend JERUSALEM RISING; Adah’s Journey.
Author Britton deserves praise for achieving such an intensely appealing novel, but I’ve no doubt I’d hear from Adah if I snubbed her with my accolades. Adah is the seventeen-year-old daughter of Shallum and is the central character who reveals her independent thinking and initiative in the opening scenes. Her confidence is shaken many times throughout the travails and challenges within the novel, but her recoveries are always credible and consistent. In fact, each setback stiffens her spine to face ensuing battles.
Those opening scenes set the stage effectively. Adah and her twin sister Judith loyally tend to their blind mother while developing individual talents. Judith’s gift is for cooking and baking, and Adah is gifted with her mother’s talent for identifying and blending fragrances. Both young women honor and support their father, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem. The earliest pages reveal the treachery of the co-ruler and his sinister sons. Adah’s friendship with neighbor Othniel is a relationship that grows and becomes much more as the story unfolds. Their developing romance is gradual but almost immediately the true heart of the visiting governor, Adah’s daring and sensitivity, and the significance of Jerusalem’s wall move to center stage and become players in an escalating drama.
Before readers dismiss Adah’s bold initiatives and individual actions as modern sensibilities imposed on the past, there are more than enough references to the expected socio-cultural reactions to Adah’s unexpected, even shocking moves. Adah’s nature is internally consistent as further reading provides subtle revelations of her mother’s core values and courage. She and Judith are their mother’s daughters and each rises to challenges with courage despite understandable hesitations.
As with historical novels, some events unfold as expected: neighboring tribes wage attacks during Jerusalem’s vulnerable times, drought and taxes curse residents with devastating effects on the community and on Adah personally, and power struggles do not favor the innocent or good-hearted. Also, historically, the wall around Jerusalem will be rebuilt.
The resolutions to this complex and compelling novel are satisfying, gratifying, and not entirely predictable. Each member of Adah’s family has grown and changed, justice is served, and the future for Adah, Othniel, and the community as a whole feels bright. Even though Adah felt fully in charge of this story, my praise goes to Britton for making Adah such a memorable and admirable character. I highly recommend JERUSALEM RISING; Adah’s Journey.
November 9, 2017
Nehemiah rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem with the king’s edict and the help of a young woman, Adah.
Seventeen-year-old Adah is the daughter of Shallum, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem. When she accompanies her blind mother on a walk during a sleepless night, they find the governor weeping over the destruction of his fathers’ city. His vision of rebuilding the wall encourages her to vow her support, however she can help.
Seventeen-year-old Adah is the daughter of Shallum, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem. When she accompanies her blind mother on a walk during a sleepless night, they find the governor weeping over the destruction of his fathers’ city. His vision of rebuilding the wall encourages her to vow her support, however she can help.
She insists her family will repair a section of wall. Her father’s name cannot be banished from the annals of workmanship and sacrifice because he has only two daughters.
Adah is a Biblical superwoman. She is not afraid to speak up in front of all Jerusalem, whether warning about scheming enemies or defending the poor citizens who must sell their children into bondage to survive. She doesn’t hesitate to upbraid priests or condemn a false prophetess. Despite having trouble trusting God these days, she takes to heart Nehemiah’s words, “Be strong and courageous and do God’s work.”
At times it seems she is the only dedicated (or brave enough) person in Jerusalem willing to follow Nehemiah’s lead. Jerusalem Rising is a rollicking good tale of Old Testament days.
November 8, 2017
Jerusalem Rising: Adah's Journey
by Barbara M. Britton
Pelican Book Group
Christian , General Fiction (Adult)
Pub Date 10 Nov 2017
I am reviewing a copy of Jerusalem Rising:Adah’s Journey through Pelican Book Group and Netgalley:
Adah bat Shallum is seventeen years old. She is a dutiful daughter, but she understands her Father lacks a heir now. Some look at daughters as curses.
Adah finds the governor weeping over the crumbling walls of Jerusalem, while there she learns the reason for Nehemia’s visit God has called him to rebuild the wall around the City of David.
Nehemiah is there to challenge the people of God to labor on the wall and in exchange the names of their Fathers will Be written in the annals for generations to cherish. Adah though only has one sister and no brothers, will her Father be remembered?
Can Adah and her family still honor God’s call with no sons, or will their mission be destroyed?
Find out in Jerusalem Rising, Adah’s Journey.
Five out of five stars!
Happy Reading!
November 22, 2017
I know, you've heard me say this way too many times already--but I love a good Biblical fiction, and this one is.
Adah makes perfume. She doesn't have a clue how to make a wall--but when Nehemiah shows up in Jerusalem wanting volunteers, she finds herself blurting out that her father's sonless family will be represented among those who will build. She, her twin sister Judith, her blind mother, and her elderly father. None of them know any masonry, but they are determined.
Adah's mother sends her and her sister after a recluse called Talem, a man who lives in a cave and seems to be a tangled and tormented man since his wife was gone. Othniel, a younger son of another man, will help. After some convincing, Talem not only leads their efforts but also brings two brothers to help.
They battle Samaritans and Ammonites who do not believe Artaxerxes has really granted them leave to build. They also fight discouragement,drought, and hunger. What will be the breaking point?
Available from Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
I received a free copy of this book from the author, who in no way influenced my review or evaluation.
Adah makes perfume. She doesn't have a clue how to make a wall--but when Nehemiah shows up in Jerusalem wanting volunteers, she finds herself blurting out that her father's sonless family will be represented among those who will build. She, her twin sister Judith, her blind mother, and her elderly father. None of them know any masonry, but they are determined.
Adah's mother sends her and her sister after a recluse called Talem, a man who lives in a cave and seems to be a tangled and tormented man since his wife was gone. Othniel, a younger son of another man, will help. After some convincing, Talem not only leads their efforts but also brings two brothers to help.
They battle Samaritans and Ammonites who do not believe Artaxerxes has really granted them leave to build. They also fight discouragement,drought, and hunger. What will be the breaking point?
Available from Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
I received a free copy of this book from the author, who in no way influenced my review or evaluation.
November 27, 2017
Barbara M. Britton has written a wonderful Biblical fiction book. I know this was a fiction book but when Barbara wrote about Nehemiah he seemed so real and I learned a little more about this great man. An author who writes a good biblical fiction has to do a lot of research and I believe she has done this.
I also like that there was a love story in this book. I will definitely read her other books.
Thank you Barbara M. Britton for writing such a good book.
**I received a copy of this free in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion. I wasn't required to write a positive review, nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own or those of my family.**
I also like that there was a love story in this book. I will definitely read her other books.
Thank you Barbara M. Britton for writing such a good book.
**I received a copy of this free in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion. I wasn't required to write a positive review, nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own or those of my family.**
March 2, 2018
I really enjoyed the perspective this book gave on Nehemiah's story. Whether it is realistic or not, as far as the role the women played in the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls, I enjoyed feeling like I was there as the work was being done. I also appreciated the way other portions of the story from Nehemiah were brought in, such as the people being sold into slavery to foreigners in order for their families to pay their taxes, and the putting away of strange wives in Ezra's time. I felt like this story stayed close to the Biblical account, although I could have done without some of the romance in it.
November 8, 2017
Barbara M. Britton continues her Tribes of Israel Series with Jerusalem Rising. This is a story of determination in the face of adversity. Adah wishes to honor her father's family name by building a section of wall in Jerusalem. Her perseverance is admirable and so is Ms. Britton's writing. The book is a page turner and will stay with you long after the story is finished. Hopefully, Ms. Britton will write more books in this series. Another five star book!
December 11, 2021
Excellent read
Barbara Britton has done it again! An excellent book that I would give 41/2 stars if I could. There were some grammatical errors that stopped me, but did not affect the flow of the book. Her characterization and plot are well done. What I especially liked were the Biblical characters and references. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a good read with accurate historical background.
Barbara Britton has done it again! An excellent book that I would give 41/2 stars if I could. There were some grammatical errors that stopped me, but did not affect the flow of the book. Her characterization and plot are well done. What I especially liked were the Biblical characters and references. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a good read with accurate historical background.
March 10, 2022
The Bible Comes Alive
It is a wonderful book. I couldn't quit reading. Nehemiah is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. He was able to enthuse the people so that they got the wall built quickly after having been destroyed for ages. The author made the characters come alive. Even though I knew that the daughters helped built the wall, I didn't dwell on it until reading the book.
It is a wonderful book. I couldn't quit reading. Nehemiah is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. He was able to enthuse the people so that they got the wall built quickly after having been destroyed for ages. The author made the characters come alive. Even though I knew that the daughters helped built the wall, I didn't dwell on it until reading the book.
April 8, 2022
Exciting Reading
I loved the compelling activity of this informative and interesting book. It made me want to read more about Bible events.
I heard myself in some of the comments about events that left the characters wondering about God’s plans and His presence in their lives.
I loved the compelling activity of this informative and interesting book. It made me want to read more about Bible events.
I heard myself in some of the comments about events that left the characters wondering about God’s plans and His presence in their lives.
November 15, 2020
Received a copy from the author upon request.
This was such a fun read. I immediately read this after reading Providence: Hannah's Journey so I was excited. I should have waited a few days or a week to jump into this book, but I still enjoyed this. I'm giving this a 4.5 star rating.
Adah is a headstrong, bold, sassy and stubborn girl. She works alongside her father to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Adah was amazing to read about it as she was so eager to do the work of God. At some points I felt she was overdoing it, but compared to her people she was willing to do it.
Nehemiah is amazing as always! I wish there was more of him, but when he did come on the page he made me laugh. Othniel was adorable -- he's my sweetie pie. Shallum was an awesome father to Adah. Judith was fun to read about...she made me laugh. I loved Adah's mother and how she didn't allow her blindness to stop her from living life. Gershom, his brother and father pissed me off from beginning to end.
I definitely plan to re-read this book next year after reading the sequel, Building Benjamin: Naomi's Journey.
I love the way Barbara M. Britton writes her stories and I can't wait to read more from her. I have Lioness: Mahlah's Journey so I'll be reading that tomorrow!
This was such a fun read. I immediately read this after reading Providence: Hannah's Journey so I was excited. I should have waited a few days or a week to jump into this book, but I still enjoyed this. I'm giving this a 4.5 star rating.
Adah is a headstrong, bold, sassy and stubborn girl. She works alongside her father to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Adah was amazing to read about it as she was so eager to do the work of God. At some points I felt she was overdoing it, but compared to her people she was willing to do it.
Nehemiah is amazing as always! I wish there was more of him, but when he did come on the page he made me laugh. Othniel was adorable -- he's my sweetie pie. Shallum was an awesome father to Adah. Judith was fun to read about...she made me laugh. I loved Adah's mother and how she didn't allow her blindness to stop her from living life. Gershom, his brother and father pissed me off from beginning to end.
I definitely plan to re-read this book next year after reading the sequel, Building Benjamin: Naomi's Journey.
I love the way Barbara M. Britton writes her stories and I can't wait to read more from her. I have Lioness: Mahlah's Journey so I'll be reading that tomorrow!
August 16, 2019
I always enjoy reading more about women in the Bible and this story of Adah did not leave me in a lurch at all! It's a wonderful tale of how one woman's efforts helped save her community from further harm when their city wall, or stronghold, is in need or repair. Such a young lady but, such wisdom also and so much so that, her story compels us to wonder "how can I make an impact on my community too?"
January 19, 2020
Again I just love Barbara Britton. Jerusalem rising was amazing. It’s the story of Nehemiah told through the eyes of adah, the governor who only has twin daughters who help build and protect the wall that Jerusalem building. Adah with help from her friend othniel, who she get her strength, find a deep affection with each other. Even when he goes away she pray and waits for his return. The reason I love Barbara books are they pull you right in and keeps a hold of you till the end!! A must read for and Christian biblical buff!!!!
July 24, 2022
another great story
The first novel I have read about the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls by Nehemiah. The lovely inspirational story of Adam who helped her father build his section and was the courageous voice of encouragement to so many who shared the task. A great read!
By Penny Callaghan
The first novel I have read about the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls by Nehemiah. The lovely inspirational story of Adam who helped her father build his section and was the courageous voice of encouragement to so many who shared the task. A great read!
By Penny Callaghan
August 18, 2024
Nehemiah
This story is a biblical fiction about the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls. It is also an encouragement to ladies to follow their calling. Enjoyable!
This story is a biblical fiction about the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls. It is also an encouragement to ladies to follow their calling. Enjoyable!
May 9, 2021
Adah is the daughter of a ruler of Jerusalem who feels she is living a decent, God-fearing life despite living in the ruins of conquered Jerusalem. When Nehemiah returns to rebuild the city walls, she has to decide how she is able to help. As the city faces many challenges to rebuild the walls, Adah also is confronted with many other issues in her personal life and society.
November 14, 2017
Jerusalem rising Adah's journey is exactly about just what it says. Adam was born in a twin girls world. Her family did not have one male – which Adah was told by her father's co ruler in the village – that that causes the family Shame – but this family is proud of their girls . What a Adah wants to do for a living? If you guessed perfume maker – if you guessed perfume maker/seller – you would be correct. So when Governor Nehemiah comes to town and shares his secret with a Adah that he was there to rebuild the wall of the city of King David – guess what? Guess what all Nehemiah shared with Adah? This is so intense this is unreal it is so great – it is phenomenal and unreal and how real it truly is . I received a copy of the book from the Publisher and Netgalley; all the opinions expressed in this review are all my own.
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April 26, 2024
Wonderful Story
This story of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem from the perspective of a strong, faithful woman was inspiring.
This story of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem from the perspective of a strong, faithful woman was inspiring.
November 13, 2017
I enjoyed this novel! A romance subplot is woven in with the story of the rebuilding of the wall, and there were twists I didn’t expect. Throughout the story, Adah asks some questions about God/faith that I felt weren’t given easy answers—realistic in that not everything turns out every time. I loved the use of smell (Adah is a perfumer) throughout the book—it really helped to add dimension and flesh out the setting of ancient Israel. One of my favorite parts of Biblical fiction is that it ignites my curiosity to reread portions of the Bible with new eyes, and this novel was no exception. I’d recommend it to anyone with an interest in what life was like in Old Testament times. I received a free copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review, which I have done.
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August 18, 2020Romance
I'm not much for romances I prefer historical fiction so this to me was just a bit to predictable. It was enjoyable just not for me
I'm not much for romances I prefer historical fiction so this to me was just a bit to predictable. It was enjoyable just not for me
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