Jerusalem Rising: Adah's Journey

by Barbara M. Britton

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?

• ISBN10: 1611169402
• ISBN13: 9781611169409
• Publish Date: 1 December 2017 (first published 10 November 2017)
• Publish Status: Transferred
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Pelican Book Group
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 240
• Language: English

Reviews

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I had the pleasure of reading Jerusalem Rising, the fictional account of a woman who was in Jerusalem at the time of the rebuilding of the wall under Nehemiah.

The author did a great job of conveying the feeling of being in Jerusalem at that time.  Told in the perspective of the daughter of one of the rulers of the city who was not content to sit back and remain in the traditional role of a single woman at that time, she showed courage to stand for what is right, to support her father and Nehemiah in the rebuilding of the wall, and to encourage the Jerusalemites to trust God and not be afraid in the times of trouble.

I enjoyed the way the author told the story of this historical period without making it sound like she was reciting facts.  And yet she was able to relay the events told of in the Biblical account in great detail.

 This review was originally posted on Among the Reads

I received this book for free from Barbara M. Britton in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.