Malachi reached for Adva's arm and held it tightly and drew her close to his side. "I came to see you, dear Adva, and of course, your father. You get more beautiful every day." He pulled her scarf from her hair and grabbed a handful of hair in his other hand and sniffed deeply. "You smell like myrrh and sage. I came to get your father's permission to marry you.""But I am only ten years old. My father will not permit my marriage until I am older," Adva choked
Adva, the beloved daughter of Eleazar, grew up learning the Pentateuch and believing that God saw her. Everything changed when her mother died: responsibilities, hopes, and dreams. Adva's carefree life was crushed by unforeseen tensions. Leading her to question everything, including God.
Would she have to marry Malachi?
Did God truly see her?

A Husband for Adva is a coming-of-age story of a girl in ancient Israel's Samaria region. As firstborn female, Adva does a lot of things to help her mother with her four sisters. When her mother dies soon after giving birth to another daughter, Adva becomes female-head-of-household at age thirteen. This is book one of the Daughter of Samaria Series,which tells the life story of the Samaritan woman at the well.

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• Publication Date: May 18, 2023
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• Print Length: 259 Pages
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