{"product_id":"the-moses-chronicles-regina-v-roundtree-9781738289165","title":"The Moses Chronicles: Prelude","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore the plagues. Before the wilderness. There was a family-and a promise.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Moses Chronicles: Prelude\u003c\/em\u003e is biblical historical fiction rooted in reverence, imagination, and faithful storytelling. Set in Egypt in the days following the death of Jacob-also called Israel-this novel invites readers to step into the sacred tension between the verses of Scripture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacob dies in the opening pages. But what unfolds afterward is a deeply human exploration of the legacy he leaves behind. His twelve sons-flawed, fierce, and still burdened by the past-must unite to bury their father. Their journey is not just back to Canaan, but into the heart of what it means to be family, to be forgiven, and to carry the weight of destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph, once sold into slavery, now rules Egypt as Vizier. But while he governs with wisdom, he senses a troubling shift. His name is fading from the palace halls. The Hebrew who once saved the empire is being quietly erased. And the gods of Egypt are stirring. Whispers echo through the temple courts. Pharaoh's favor is not eternal. And danger is far closer than Joseph realizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through the voices of Joseph, Asenath, Dinah, Benjamin, and others history nearly overlooked, \u003cem\u003ePrelude\u003c\/em\u003e paints a vivid portrait of the people behind the tribes of Israel. These are the brothers before they were banners. The women before they were forgotten. The moments before the tide of history turned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this novel, readers will meet: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDinah\u003c\/strong\u003e, the once-defiled daughter of Jacob, now stepping into a new life among the Egyptians, raising daughters not her own and reclaiming her place in the story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAsenath\u003c\/strong\u003e, Joseph's Egyptian wife, navigating the clash of two cultures and the challenge of raising sons tied to a people who are not yet free.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin\u003c\/strong\u003e, youngest of the twelve, carrying the tender burden of his father's love.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJudah\u003c\/strong\u003e, haunted by old guilt, yet quietly growing into the lion he was meant to become.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd at the center, \u003cstrong\u003eJoseph\u003c\/strong\u003e, who must guide his family through the burial of their patriarch while protecting them from threats they cannot yet see-both in the land of their inheritance and the land of their oppression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is biblical fiction that honors what is written-and breathes life into what is not. As the author writes in her note: \u003cem\u003e\"I may take creative liberties with what is not said-but I never want to alter what is said.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery subplot, every conversation, every act of forgiveness or defiance is born of historical study, cultural research, and prayerful imagination. The result is a story that feels both deeply grounded and strikingly fresh-inviting readers to sit with the sons of Israel around the fire, walk beside them on the road to Hebron, and glimpse the early cracks forming in Egypt's golden facade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not just the beginning of a book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong\u003equiet before the fire\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003ethreshold of a nation\u003c\/strong\u003e, the moment the heavens held their breath-before the deliverer was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Regina V. Roundtree\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1738289168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781738289165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rational Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d","brand":"Regina V. Roundtree","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873793618175,"sku":"9781738289165","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-moses-chronicles-regina-v-roundtree-9781738289165","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}