The General
An Adventure Novel
about Ancient Israel
Latest News
The General has now been assigned to a publisher who is in the process of finalizing the latest rewrite. The book will soon be available in paperback, hardback and e-book. In the meantime, I have made the first chapter available to read on this website. Just click on the picture of the book to the left then read away. I hope you'll read the chapter, comment on it then revisit when it becomes available in order to buy and read the entire story.
Often thought of as simply a "Bible Story" for kids, this event from the annals of Jewish history is no story for children! Herb Sennett chronicles the amazing events in an exciting and historically accurate way. His narrative recovers just what might have happened over three thousand years ago in ancient Israel when a small group of farmers and hunters outsmarted and conquered one of the most advanced military of its day.
Often thought of as simply a "Bible Story" for kids, this event from the annals of Jewish history is no story for children! Herb Sennett chronicles the amazing events in an exciting and historically accurate way. His narrative recovers just what might have happened over three thousand years ago in ancient Israel when a small group of farmers and hunters outsmarted and conquered one of the most advanced military of its day.
Story Summary
Deborah, the lead judge of Israel sometime around 1150 BC, and Barak, a farmer from the tribe of Naphtali in the north of Canaan, lead a rag-tag group of ten thousand Israelite farmers against an army five times larger, better organized and equipped with the latest in killing technology. The story involves Barak’s journey from simple farmer to reluctant fighter to heroic general to concerned lover within a milieu of late bronze era hardship and cruelty.
Barak struggles with his own frailties and fears while Deborah struggles with the reluctance of the majority of her people to get involved in an impossible war. With nothing to lose, these two fight side by side to lead their rag-tag army of 10,000 against the well-trained military of over 50,000 men aided by 900 iron chariots of war.
Then, Deborah and Barak lead their army to conquer the great walled city of Hazor, kill the Canaanite king, and end the human sacrifices to the god Baal. Historically, this particular victory over the Canaanites resulted in forty years of prosperity and growth among the early Jews of the tenth century BC preparing the growing nation to become an international force under the leadership of David and Solomon.
Barak struggles with his own frailties and fears while Deborah struggles with the reluctance of the majority of her people to get involved in an impossible war. With nothing to lose, these two fight side by side to lead their rag-tag army of 10,000 against the well-trained military of over 50,000 men aided by 900 iron chariots of war.
Then, Deborah and Barak lead their army to conquer the great walled city of Hazor, kill the Canaanite king, and end the human sacrifices to the god Baal. Historically, this particular victory over the Canaanites resulted in forty years of prosperity and growth among the early Jews of the tenth century BC preparing the growing nation to become an international force under the leadership of David and Solomon.
