The Journey Begun

The Journey Begun

Book One

The Word Fulfilled

Book Two

The Prequel:

Ben Amittai: First Call

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Journey Begun

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Author photo © 2009,
Collin McCann

Copyright © 2009 by Bruce Judisch. All rights reserved.

Scripture is taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

ISBN: 978-1-60290-184-1

Lll

To Dad

With love and thanks

Cast of Characters

Historical

Amittai—Jonah’s father

Jeroboam (II)—son of Jehoash; king of Israel, ca. 782-753
b.c.

Jonah (Jonah 1-3)—son of Amittai, prophet of
Israel
during the reign of Jeroboam II

Zechariah—son of Jeroboam II; king of Israel, ca. 753
b.c
.

Fictional

Major

Deborah—Amittai’s wife; Jonah’s mother

Benjamin—Hadassah’s husband

Elias—Miriam’s husband; Jonah’s nephew

Elihu—Israelite warrior; Jonah’s best friend

Ehud—Jonah’s younger brother

Hadassah—Benjamin’s wife; Elihu’s sister

Leah—orphan; juvenile harlot

Miriam—Elias’ wife; Jonah’s niece

Moshe—Israelite warrior; Elihu’s and Jonah’s friend

Sarah—Ehud’s wife; Jonah’s sister-in-law

Shem—captain of the
Ba’al Hayam

Simon—helmsman of the
Ba’al Hayam

Minor

Abigail—Hosea’s wife

Amaziah—Benjamin’s father; steward of the Ben Barak vineyards

Ari—tavern keeper in
Megiddo

Barak—Elihu’s and Hadassah’s father

Boaz—Jonah’s older brother

Gali—sailor; Simon’s friend

Hosea—innkeeper in
Megiddo
; Abigail’s husband

Jachan—criminal; Leah’s master

Jesse & Joshua—Elias’ and Miriam’s twin sons; Jonah’s great-nephews

Lev—sailor; Simon’s friend

Levi—fruit vendor in
Megiddo
’s marketplace

Rachel—Elihu’s and Hadassah’s mother

Uri—ship’s carpenter of the
Ba’al Hayam

Omer—owner of the
Ba’al Hayam