Faith of My Fathers
“All afternoon, as he had climbed the steep road to Jerusalem, he had worried about how he would get inside without revealing who he was; now he breathed a sigh of relief when Yael’s brother Asher opened the door.
“Joshua! You came back?”
Joshua glanced around, hoping no one in the street had heard Asher speak his name. “May I come in?” Asher stood aside as Joshua touched his fingers to the mezuzah on the doorpost and entered the darkened passageway. He heard the mumble of men’s voices in prayer..., coming from the main room and the sound of women weeping in the distant part of the house. “Who else is here?” he asked.
“The rabbi’s three sons, a few of the other Levites—”
“I don’t want them to know I’m here.”
Anger flared in Asher’s eyes. “Why not? Don’t you trust us?”
“I don’t trust anyone! Manasseh was my best friend, and he turned against me for no reason. Why should I trust strangers?”
“Because our lives are in as much danger as yours. One wrong word at the Temple, one stupid mistake, and Manasseh has threatened to slaughter all of us—and our families, as well.MoreLess
“Joshua! You came back?”
Joshua glanced around, hoping no one in the street had heard Asher speak his name. “May I come in?” Asher stood aside as Joshua touched his fingers to the mezuzah on the doorpost and entered the darkened passageway. He heard the mumble of men’s voices in prayer..., coming from the main room and the sound of women weeping in the distant part of the house. “Who else is here?” he asked.
“The rabbi’s three sons, a few of the other Levites—”
“I don’t want them to know I’m here.”
Anger flared in Asher’s eyes. “Why not? Don’t you trust us?”
“I don’t trust anyone! Manasseh was my best friend, and he turned against me for no reason. Why should I trust strangers?”
“Because our lives are in as much danger as yours. One wrong word at the Temple, one stupid mistake, and Manasseh has threatened to slaughter all of us—and our families, as well.MoreLess
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