The Eleventh Brother by Rachel S. Wilcox

Author:Rachel S. Wilcox [Wilcox, Rachel K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Old Testament
Publisher: Deseret Book Company
Published: 2015-06-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

Genesis 39:2–6 Abraham 1:1–2, 15; 3:11–12, 15

“We may have some company,” Zaphenath announced, leaning into the sunlit room where his two sons played on the floor. Asenath, who sat beside the boys, looked up.

“You’re home early,” she said. “Who’s coming?”

“My brothers,” he said and ducked out again.

Asenath got quickly to her feet, asking Manasseh to watch Ephraim for a moment. Manasseh nodded dutifully and looked toward where his little brother sat holding the carved figure of a soldier. Asenath hurried out into the corridor. “Zaphenath!” she called. He paused as she hurried after him, her feet bare and her hair braided loosely over her shoulders. “Your brothers are here?” she demanded, reaching him, breathless.

Zaphenath shrugged. “I thought we should have a little feast.”

She shook her head, reaching out, holding him by the arm. “Did you see him?”

He looked back at her, and she kept her eyes on his face. Then he looked down at his feet before saying, quietly “Not yet.” He glanced up. “I hope”—he tried to smile, gesturing toward his face with one hand—“they don’t frighten the boys, all beards and wool.”

He walked away before any more could be said. She stood alone, watching him go.

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