{"product_id":"hagar-gods-beloved-stranger-9780828016322","title":"Hagar: God's Beloved Stranger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"My eyes are fountains of tears. My feet sink in quicksand.\" In Pharaohs harem Hagar had little status and few friends--other than Baufra  the gardener. Little she knew that her future was bound up with a wealthy merchant from a distant land  who worshiped a strange god that he could not see. When famine brought Abram to the Two-Lands  Pharaoh took his beautiful sister  Sarai  as his intended princess  and Hagar became her attendant. Ultimately  young Hagar chose to leave her opulent society and cast her lot with the sand-dwellers of Canaan  who worshiped El-Shaddai. Author Hester Thomsen re-creates the texture of life in Egypt under the twelfth dynasty: the social and political influences; the feasts  opinions  and customs; the religion in which Hagar was trained; and the temple services in which she took part. The dialogue incorporates actual phrases taken from the Egyptian writings of the period  evoking Hagars emotions and re-creating the world in which she lived. Hagars amazing story shows how small choices can change the course of history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67902223056949,"sku":"ByrdShop_0828016321","price":45.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780828016322.jpg?v=1793820926","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/hagar-gods-beloved-stranger-9780828016322","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}