Browsing Tag: setting
The Mother Tongue
What languages might the participants of the Exodus spoken and written? This is really a fantasy question because, to answer…
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Where in the World is Mount Sinai?
That’s the question, isn’t it? Many people are sure they know where Mount Sinai is but it’s hardly settled. Most…
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Plants of Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
After our travelers cross the Red Sea, they find themselves in what is the northwest corner of modern day Saudi…
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The Stations of the Exodus
As I sat down to write about my characters’ time in Elim, I realized I needed to decide how long…
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The Morning Watch
Instead of using modern hours and minutes, the Ancient day was broken up into descriptive chunks of time. The nighttime…
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Exodus Timekeeping
My time travelers, naturally, think of time in hours and minutes. One of them even has a digital watch. But…
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The View from the Beach
The Exodus travelers enter the Sinai Peninsula at its northwestern corner, make their way along the wide flat road to…
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Turning Back: From Etham to Pi-Hahiroth
The Exodus begins with a brisk walk to Succoth, followed by a supernaturally fast day-and-night journey to Etham. It’s there…
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From Succoth to Etham
After the Hebrews leave the Delta area of Egypt where they lived for many generations, they travel to Succoth. Their…
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The Road to Succoth
The Exodus begins on Nissan 15. They make it to Mount Sinai on Sivan 1, 44 days later. After the…
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Finding North in the Ancient World
Question: Would a modern-day teen, trained in using the north star for directions when camping/hiking, notice a difference in how…
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Imagine Yourself in a Crowd
One of the pitfalls of writing a book about large numbers of people, is you have to deal with the…
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The Story of Barberry Lake
Barberry Lake, Arizona is a small fictional town with not quite 20,000 people, in the mountains of Central Arizona, in…
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The Lake of Barberry Lake
In my fictional town of Barberry Lake, there is a fictional lake called (wait for it) Barberry Lake. In this…
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