Book 1 in the series is miriam and pharaohs daughter. In the pharaohs daughter, awardwinning author, mesu andrews. Mesu lives in north carolina with her husband roy and enjoys spending time with her growing tribe of grandchildren. The pharaohs daughter is set during the reigns of akhenaten, tutankhamun, ay, and horemheb. Mesu andrews is the christy awardwinning author of isaiahs daughter and numerous other novels, including the pharaohs daughter, miriam, of fire and lions and love amid the ashes. Miriam s strong faith comes into question when she begins to experience her gentle husband, elshaddai, as yahweh, god of moses, as well as. Through the pharaohs daughter identified as queen bithia in the midrash, the child was. The pharaoh s daughter is set during the reigns of akhenaten, tutankhamun, ay, and horemheb. Her deep understanding ofand love for gods word brings the biblical world alive for readers. The pharaohs daughter ca audiobook by mesu andrews.
Scarred by memories of her mothers death during childbirth, anippe is terrified to give her husband a son. Her story begins with the decree from pharaoh that all newborn hebrew males should be aborted immediately. In the novel named after her, miriam is 86 years old and a prophetess. Now a man of the house of levi married a levite woman, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. The pharaohs daughter, immediately in love with the baby moses and desirable of saving the egyptian dynasty, brings him home. Moses, also called moshe rabbenu in hebrew is the most important prophet in judaism. Andrews the pharaohs daughter offers her unique brand of indepth bible knowledge and storytelling flair in this tale of miriam, sister of the famous moses and israels prophetess during the slavery of israelites in egypt. She watched him snatch her mother and infant brother during childbirth, a moment which awakens in her a. When the pharaoh ordered that all hebrew boys be killed, hebrew mothers hid their children in baskets by the water. Anippe has grown up in the shadows of egypts good god pharaoh, aware that anubis, god of. The first book in the treasures of the nile series anippe has grown up in the shadows of egypts good god pharaoh, aware that anubis, god of the afterlife, may take heror her siblingsat any moment. She knows she is his favorite child, and is rumored to be unimaginably beautiful. As miriam watches from the reeds, she hopes that someone will find and rescue him. Bithiah, bitya, literally daughter of god was the daughter of a pharaoh of egypt.
Christyaward winning author mesu andrewss deep understanding ofand love for gods word brings the biblical world alive for readers. The pharaohs daughter book okanagan regional library. Pharaohs daughter was about a haribu hebrew girl, named almah who feels that she doesnt belong in her family and doesnt understand her religion. Her deep understanding of and love for gods word brings the biblical. Though some variations of her story exist, the general consensus among jews, christians, and muslims is that she is the adoptive mother of the prophet moses.
According to jewish legend, mosess mother is buried in the tomb of the matriarchs. Pick up a copy of this book to find out jobs account as well as what esaus tribe, dinah jacobs daughter, and more have to say by picking up a copy of the faith inspired love amid the ashes. This board book combines quiet, rhyming text with simple and colorful art to tell one of the bibles most treasured stories. Mesu lives in north carolina with her husband, roy, and enjoys spending time with her growing tribe of grandchildren. To save baby moses, miriam and her mother place him in a basket and set him adrift on the river. Miriam was only five years old when she became her mothers helper in delivering jewish babies, but she was already quite competent. The pharaoh s daughter a treasures of the nile novel book. Moses has traditionally been regarded as the author of those four books and the book of. Eastons bible dictionary is one of my favorites, and it describes three distinct pharaohs daughters. Bauers grew up in alaska and colorado, and his writing background includes two speculative novels and the tiny bible tales boardbook. When the pharaohs daughter saved mosis, almahs brother from being killed, she adopted him and raised him in the pharaohs palace. The name of her father is not in the bible, but rabbinic midrash makes her the daughter of one of the pharaohs of the exodus. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mesu andrews is the christy awardwinning author of isaiah s daughter and numerous other novels, including the pharaohs daughter, miriam, of fire and lions and love amid the ashes.
See the complete treasures of the nile series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. A treasures of the nile novel ebook written by mesu andrews. Hugs and kisses and then she turned away and went home. When the cruel pharaoh gave the order that all jewish baby boys should be thrown into the river, her parents decided to separate and have no more children, for they already had a daughter and son. About mesu andrews mesu andrews is the christy awardwinning author of isaiahs daughter and numerous other novels, including the pharaoh s daughter, miriam, of fire and lions and love amid the ashes. As bloodshed and savage politics shift the balance of. Mesu andrews is the christy awardwinning author of isaiahs daughter and numerous other novels, including love amid the ashes, the pharaohs daughter, and of fire and lions. Miriam was definitely older than moses and aaron, and likely close to her teens, if not already in her teens when she met pharaohs daughter. The key personalities include moses, miriam, pharaoh, pharaohs daughter, aaron, and joshua. Miriam book two in the treasures of the nile series published by waterbrook press brings us into the life of the sister of moses. Miriam and pharaoh s daughter tiny bible tales board book may 22, 2018.
The pharaohs daughter is the first book in the treasures of the nile series by mesu andrews. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The book is set during the reign of rameses the great of egypt. Julius lester the book the pharaoh s daughter is a really god book about choosing what you believe in, choosing your destiny. The pharaoh s daughter tells the story of many characters. The pharaoh s daughter because her life and all of its facets were reveled on her faith journey. Not because there arent great stories and lessons and far more than that in there, but because ive heard the stories a few too many times, and in the same way. According to conventional chronology, these pharaohs ruled in the fourteenth century b. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Mesu andrews said in the appendix that she chose to assume a thirteenth century date for the exodus. Anippe, the pharaohs daughter and wife of the army captain, finds her life changed forever when she rescues baby moses from the nile and defies all odds in order.
The love story between a jewish man and the pharaoh s daughter at the end of the book. She is the author of love amid the ashes and numerous other novels including the pharaohs daughter and miriam. The treasures of the nile book series by mesu andrews includes books the pharaoh s daughter and miriam. The epic tale of pharaoh s daughter sister of king tut and rescuer of the infant moses. When faced with a question not specifically answered in a single verse of the bible or a few simple scriptures, i often turn to scholarly answers in bible dictionaries andor bible encyclopedias. The pharaohs daughter went through more than one transformation during the novel. And these were the sons of bithiah the daughter of pharaoh, whom mered took 1 chronicles 4.
As bloodshed and savage politics shift the balance of power in egypt, the gods reveal their fickle natures and anippe wonders if her son, a boy of hebrew blood, could one day become king. Miriam was a delight as a child in the pharaoh s daughter. This sturdy board book features a simple, rhyming scheme and is paired with brightly colored illustrations. She named him moses, saying, because i drew him from the water. The pharaohs daughter treasures of the nile series by. Mesu andrews is the christy awardwinning author of isaiahs daughter and numerous other novels, including miriam, of fire and lions and love amid the ashes. The first book in the treasures of the nile series anippe has grown up in. Alma grows up in a town goshen where everyone believes in one god. It is told by two people miriam and nebet, the chief ladyinwaiting for pharaoh s daughter. Loves sacred song is the anticipated sequel to the first novel in the treasure series.
The pharaohs daughter treasures of the nile series. Mesu andrews is the christy awardwinning author of isaiahs daughter and numerous other novels, including miriam, of fire and lions and. The first book in the treasures of the nile series. The pharaoh s daughter found and adopted baby moses, who grew up to lead his people out of bondage.
Tiny bible tales, a series of board books, shares the stories of the bibles bravest heroes with gentle, rhyming text and gorgeous illustrations. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. History and scripture are skillfully woven together in this gripping audiobook that retells a classic story from the old testament. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the pharaoh s daughter. He went from her arms to the arms of pharaohs daughter. Thus the problem with the elaborate tomb complex of hatshepsut. Buy the pharaoh s daughter treasures of the nile series by mesu andrews isbn. Miriam and pharaohs daughter christian book distributors. Discover the best books online or at your local bn bookstoreshop over 6 million books and 4. Tiny bible tales, a series of board books, shares the stories of the bibles bravest heroes with gentle, rhyming text and. Miriam s strong faith comes into question when she begins to experience her gentle husband, elshaddai, as yahweh, god of moses, as well as plagues and death.
While i grew frustrated with some of anippes choices and deceptions, the way she has grown by the end of the book redeems her character beautifully. The pharaohs daughter moses adoptive mother women in. The rabbis note miriam s speed in calling her mother jochebed to nurse moses, and her wisdom in concealing from the daughter of pharaoh that she was the infants sister bt sotah 12b. I returned the pharaohs daughter to the library recently, so i will be writing this book writeup based on my memory of its contents. When she discovers a newborn hebrew child in the river, she believes the gods have answered her prayers. And mereds wife bore miriam, shammai, and ishbah the father of eshtemoa. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the pharaoh s daughter. It follows anippe, daughter of the pharaoh and sister to tut, from one of her earliest memories to her adoption of moses and the consequences of that decision. Bauers and illustrated by marta costa, when baby moses is born, his sister miriam saves him by placing him in a basket and setting him adrift in a river, hoping that someone will save him and care for him. Who was the most memorable character of the pharaoh s daughter ca and why. According to the bible, jochebed was a daughter of levi and mother of aaron, miriam and moses. The book of exodus consists mainly of two genres, narrative history and laws. It was written to record the events of israels deliverance from slavery in egypt.