"Sailors?" The soldier's eyes narrowed. "You'll find no sea or river here to work. What are you doing this far inland? By your garb, I can tell you're Phoenicians, so what brings you to Damascus?" He stood alert, intent on their answers.
Life confronted those living it. Treachery pounced when least expected. Hard work didn't guarantee success. Where was it safe?
Jonah is a rebellious prophet who would rather die than follow Ha-Shem's command, and when he is thrown overboard, the seas calm instantly. How does the power of Ha-Shem affect the entire crew of the Empress on the Great Sea?
This is the story of Batnoam a skeptic, Yehomik a believer, and Naphtali, a seeker - three Phoenician sailors all searching for answers. Why are they persecuted?
Follow their journey From the Depths through Assyrian territories, in this first book of Beverley Hopwood's "When the Sea was Deep" series.