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A narrative which stretches over 12,000 years and reconstructs the history of a fictional site in Israel called Makor. As 20th century archaeologists dig through 15 layers, the author weaves a story for each period, drawing on the scriptural and historical records.

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  • "A narrative which stretches over 12,000 years and reconstructs the history of a fictional site in Israel called Makor. As 20th century archaeologists dig through 15 layers, the author weaves a story for each period, drawing on the scriptural and historical records."@en
  • "In the grand storytelling style that is his signature, James Michener sweeps us back through time to the very beginnings of the Jewish faith, thousands of years ago. Through the predecessors of four modern men and women, we experience the entire colorful history of the Jews, including the life of the early Hebrews and their persecutions, the impact of Christianity, the Crusades, and the Spanish Inquisition, all the way to the founding of present-day Israel and the Middle-East conflict. "A sweeping chronology filled with excitement." THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER."@en
  • "The novel centres on the lives of four people on an archaeological dig in Israel, and also recreates the history from 10,000 B.C. to the present state of Israel."
  • "A novel about the (fictional) Tel Makor dig, revealing evidence of human occupancy from 12,000 years ago to the day when Israel was established, and life around the site."@en
  • "When an archaeological team sets to work at Makor, an ancient city in Galilee, it unearths not only shards of pottery but, in James Michener's hands, the story of a people, the Jews. God must have had something special in mind for the region south and east of the Mediterranean, the "cradle of civilization," for it spawned fierce, troublesome, brilliant and gifted people. Persians, Jews, Arabs who gave the world the concept of monotheism and three of its great religions. Of all these tribes it is the Jews who have had the widest dispersal and made the greatest cultural contributions. Through the characters we meet in Michener's fiction, we understand better how this came to be."@en
  • "A narrative which stretches over twelve thousand years and reconstructs the history of a fictional site in Israel called Makor. As twentieth-century archaelogists dig through fifteen layers of earth, the author weaves a story for each period, drawing on the scriptural and historical records of actual persons and events."
  • "[The author] sweeps us back through time to the Holy Land, thousands of years ago. By exploring the lives and discoveries of modern archaeologists excavating the site of Tell Makor, [he] ... re-creates life in and around an ancient city during critical periods of its existence, and traces the profound history of the Jews, including that of the early Hebrews and their persecution, the impact of Christianity on the Jewish world, the Crusades, and the Spanish Inquisition. [The author] weaves his epic tale of love, strength, and faith until at last he arrives at the founding of Israel and the modern conflict in the Middle East. -Back cover."

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  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Jewish fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
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