In Naaman's House by Marian MacLean Finney - HTML preview
Download the book in PDF, ePub, Kindle for a complete version.
[1] “A short sword buckled to the belt or girdle.”
[2] A timbrel was an instrument similar to our modern tambourine. A tabret was the progenitor of our modern drum, though smaller. Cymbals were the same to which we are accustomed.
[3] It is impossible to translate into modern terms the exact value of the treasure Naaman took into Israel, the figures of different authorities varying greatly, but none estimate it at less than $60,000, and some vary much more. At all events, it was considered a worthy and even a generous gift.
[4] Some authorities claim that at this period Syrian arms were renowned because she had repelled even mighty Assyria.
[5] In this age, deities were supposed to favor localities or peoples; there was no conception of a God other than one who was local or national.
You may also like...
-
A bonded board Fiction by D.A.SanfordA bonded board
Reads:
2Pages:
30Published:
Sep 2026Ever had a thought of what your life would have been like if there were different circumstances, different events that happened in your life? How would you re...
Formats: PDF
-
The 24 Elders - The Second World (Series 5) Fiction by Holyone Tombari DodohThe 24 Elders - The Second World (Series 5)
Reads:
0Pages:
170Published:
May 2026After the fragile reset of The First World, time itself is bent once more—but not without consequence. As the 24 Elders rewind creation to humanity’s earliest...
Formats: PDF
-
The Ghost Named Charlie Fiction by K. E. WardThe Ghost Named Charlie
Reads:
3Pages:
25Published:
May 2026When a patient with schizophrenia was alone in her room with her thoughts, she began to see an actual ghost. Attempting to describe a social problem with enou...
Formats: PDF
-
Runaway Fiction by Pete BertinoRunaway
Reads:
5Pages:
139Published:
Apr 2026A sixteen-year-old runaway from South Philadelphia, fleeing the police and a dangerous home life, stumbles into a hidden world of goblins, wizards, and dragon...
Formats: PDF