Uriahtarhund is a young hittite lord, from a family renowned as great horse breeders. Hittite warrior by joanne williamson, 9781883937386, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Hittite warrior is an original book set in the thirteenth century bce. Her exciting story is set around 1200 bc and explores the very different worlds of the hittites, the canaanites of tyre and harosheth, the hebrews, and the egyptians. Judea has always been the crossroads and battlefield of contending nations. May 31, 2010 the author of hittite warrior, joanne williamson was born in 1926 in arlington, ma, and studied both writing and music at barnard college and diller quaile school of music, but writing became the primary focus of her career after college. Hittite warrior kindle edition by williamson, joanne. It is no less so in this biblical time of the judges.
Though she had interests in both writing and music, and attended barnard college and diller quaile school of music, it was writing that became the primary focus for her career after college. This meticulously researched novel is set in the time of the judges, and incorporates biblical facts with a gripping story, set against the wide background of ancient civilizations. I loved it when i first read it, and i was excited to pick it up again when it was assigned in high school. A firstperson story of uriah, a hittite warrior who lived in the time of deborah, 2 years before david and. The first one i read was hittite warrior by the same author. Williamson, 1999, bethlehem books edition, in english.
It is perhaps the only childrens book in print in which the main character is a hittite, by name uriah, who flees his crumbling kingdom and ends up with family friends in the phoenician city of tyre. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read hittite warrior. Now the hebrew jothams decision to save a child from being sacrificed to moloch forces uriah to choose life over. Hittite warrior 9781883937386 by joanne williamson. The issue of this retelling of shakespeares henry vi trilogy coincided with the unfortunate decline in america of interest in. God king is written by joanne williamson and is the second book i have read from bethlehem books. Kindle store buy a kindle kindle books kindle unlimited prime reading. Hittite warrior 12d3hwe set in the time of the judges, this gripping narrative will teach students that. The issue of this retelling of shakespeares henry vi. Hittite warrior ebook written by joanne williamson. A story in the days of king hezekiah living history library, and more on. Uriah the hittite has found refuge from the greeks in the canaanite city of tyre.
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