Building Benjamin: Naomi's Journey: Tribes of Israel
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Building Benjamin: Naomi's Journey: Tribes of Israel Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

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Love grows where God grafts the tender shoot.

Naomi desires to dance well enough to catch the eye of a wealthy landowner. Her father needs a substantial bride price due to the deaths of her brothers at the hands of the tribe of Benjamin. But when Benjamites raid the Ephraimite feast and capture young girls, Naomi is bound and carried from her home by Eliab, a troubled shepherd who needs a wife.

As Naomi awaits rescue, she finds Eliab has a strong faith in God and a just reason for abducting her. A reason that affects all the tribes of Israel. The future of the tribe of Benjamin hangs in the balance, but if Naomi follows her heart and stays with Eliab to rebuild his lineage, she must forfeit her family and become a traitor to her own tribe.

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  1. Listening Length
    5 hours and 26 minutes
  2. Author
    Barbara M. Britton
  3. Narrator
    Mindy Newell
  4. Audible release date
    April 10, 2018
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Pelican Ventures, LLC
  7. ASIN
    B07C22XDVF
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 5 hours and 26 minutes
Author Barbara M. Britton
Narrator Mindy Newell
Audible.com Release Date April 10, 2018
Publisher Pelican Ventures, LLC
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B07C22XDVF
Best Sellers Rank #363,086 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#3,248 in Religious Romance (Books)
#8,906 in Historical Romance (Audible Books & Originals)
#11,653 in Women's Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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A Perilous Journey of Faith!!! Sherrie LaGalante
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A Perilous Journey of Faith!!! Sherrie LaGalante
Since I love reading the bible I am thrilled to see yet another one of Barbara Britton's books bring a bible story to life. This book makes me want to believe it's the way it really happened in the bible story in just one girl's life when she was taken from her home and the faith she still held on to. At least the story helps me to imagine what it must have been like for the tribe of Benjamin and what they had to do to get a wife in those perilous days for real and about the young lady he captured! I don't want to give a spoiler alert so I won't say much but it truly represents what faith is all about and the goodness that God brings about. Barbara's second book is even better than the first so I am looking forward to her third book which I will be getting in paperback. It is about time someone is bringing the amazing bible stories to life in fictional personal stories that are based on truth. Also, I love happy endings and was not disappointed lol!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Praise for Barbara M. Britton
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2023
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What an amazing story. The Word of God comes more alive with the telling of a beautiful story. He alone could have fashioned and spoke life into your thoughts and words. It tells so beautifully how God takes the most difficult challenges in life and forms them carefully and lovingly into beautiful living legacies of His promises and covenant with us. Thank you for this wonderful story.
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Alissa Holmes
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story beautifully written, I must read
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2021
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This was an absolutely beautiful story. The writer did an excellent job. It is a love story but an absolutely wonderful historical fiction written of a time when two tribes of Israel were so beautifully united. It is written after a horrible event took place in history and yet miraculously there was some peace made however many of us look forward to the time when all 12 are united, may that day come soon.
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Ruthie P
4.0 out of 5 stars A tale full of history and adventure
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020
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Building Benjamin was a fascinating take on biblical events and I thought it was well researched and well written. I enjoyed the perspective of both main characters, and the subsequent tribal groups, on this situation and thought it was well handled and helpful.

This is an exciting read full of adventure and romance and even angelic visitation(s)! I enjoyed the character of Naomi and the journey she goes on. However, I felt there could have been more of an emphasis in her character development and story when she chooses to accept what has happened and trust the Lord with the future etc. Her thoughts and feelings just sort of hide in the background of the story. I just felt that there was an opportunity for more insight into her faith and character growth here.

Because an essential part of the story is about the Benjaminites taking (literally) wives and because a marriage was not a marriage unless consummated, there does seem to be an emphasis on the consummation side of things. It's a very key part of the story. Again, that totally makes sense, but I think it's worth a warning - I wouldn't recommend this book for a younger reader nor readers that may struggle with this or find it distasteful.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Even Better Than the First
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2021
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Although I enjoyed the first book (4/5), but found it to be a bit “lustily focused,” if that can be understood. I love historical fiction, especially biblical fiction, telling the fascinating stories of the Old Testament. This story told a beautiful love story, a bit sexually focused initially, but quickly became a story of forgiveness, redemption, God’s Providence, and goodness. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves to read about the incredible stories of the God’s chosen people, the Jewish nation.
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Gail Pallotta
5.0 out of 5 stars A Bible Re-telling With Adventure and Romance
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2018
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Naomi, who’s dancing to attract a husband in her homeland of Ephraimite, is snatched from the festivities by Eliab, a Benjamite. The Benjamites killed her brothers and put her family in dire straits to start with, so she’s angry and frightened. The Benjamite women have been wiped out in war, so Eliab and some of the other Benjamite men are claiming Ephraimite women to become brides and bear children to continue their bloodline. Naomi hopes for a rescue as they ride toward the land of Benjamine. She could try to escape, but what if she ran into a strange man worse than Eliab seems to be? Some of the other women accept their plight and appear happy with it, but Naomi is miserable. What plan does God have for her? Will the rescue party show up? Will she remain a captive against her wishes, or will God bring about something else?
Ms. Britton pulled me into the novel and I stayed immersed until the end. She re-tells this Bible story with intensity and sensitivity that keeps the reader turning pages. Ms. Britton’s writing placed me into that time period, and I could see Naomi and Eliab riding off from Ephraimite in my mind. From then on I was hooked into the adventure and romance.
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Aryn The Libraryan
5.0 out of 5 stars A great, thought-provoking read!
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2017
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Have read these scriptures several times now. It's one of those things that I would rather not think about. However, thinking about it from the perspective of some of the girls dancing at the festival, who were captured, was not something I had ever done. It was SO well done, and believable, it really made me think. I liked how the different personalities shone through in the girls (and guys) actions. I'll be reading more of Barbara's work for sure, and reading passages of the Bible through whill thinking of each person's perspective.
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K Miller
4.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Read
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2017
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Yet another thoughtful, insightful story about life in Biblical times from this author. In this story, a young woman, Naomi, is captured by a young man, Eliab, who is from a tribe which has been decimated by battle. Both sides of the conflict are beautifully depicted. Naomi feels honor-bound to return to her family and her tribe, yet she recognizes that without young wives to replace the women and children who were killed, the remnants of Eliab's tribe will die out. Her growing feelings for him complicate matters. What is a young woman to do? Barbara M Britton presents the conflict and creates a resolution with a deftness and sensitivity few can accomplish. I eagerly await her next installment in the Tribes of Israel series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Perilous Journey of Faith!!! Sherrie LaGalante
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2017
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Since I love reading the bible I am thrilled to see yet another one of Barbara Britton's books bring a bible story to life. This book makes me want to believe it's the way it really happened in the bible story in just one girl's life when she was taken from her home and the faith she still held on to. At least the story helps me to imagine what it must have been like for the tribe of Benjamin and what they had to do to get a wife in those perilous days for real and about the young lady he captured! I don't want to give a spoiler alert so I won't say much but it truly represents what faith is all about and the goodness that God brings about. Barbara's second book is even better than the first so I am looking forward to her third book which I will be getting in paperback. It is about time someone is bringing the amazing bible stories to life in fictional personal stories that are based on truth. Also, I love happy endings and was not disappointed lol!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Perilous Journey of Faith!!! Sherrie LaGalante
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2017
Since I love reading the bible I am thrilled to see yet another one of Barbara Britton's books bring a bible story to life. This book makes me want to believe it's the way it really happened in the bible story in just one girl's life when she was taken from her home and the faith she still held on to. At least the story helps me to imagine what it must have been like for the tribe of Benjamin and what they had to do to get a wife in those perilous days for real and about the young lady he captured! I don't want to give a spoiler alert so I won't say much but it truly represents what faith is all about and the goodness that God brings about. Barbara's second book is even better than the first so I am looking forward to her third book which I will be getting in paperback. It is about time someone is bringing the amazing bible stories to life in fictional personal stories that are based on truth. Also, I love happy endings and was not disappointed lol!!!
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