Project Gutenberg 2014-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 78 Wight, Emma Howard The Little Maid of Israel Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Little Maid of Israel" by Emma Howard Wight is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set in ancient Israel, the story revolves around themes of faith, healing, and familial love as it follows a young girl, Leah, who embarks on a brave journey to seek the prophet Elisha to heal her brother Isaac, a cripple. The book captures the deep emotional connections within a family while illustrating the power of belief and divine intervention. The narrative begins with Leah's determination to save her brother from his lifelong affliction. After being captured by Syrians during her quest to find Elisha, she ends up serving in the household of Naaman, a Syrian general suffering from leprosy. Leah's unyielding faith inspires Naaman's wife, Claudia, to seek help from Elisha, leading to Naaman's miraculous healing. Ultimately, the themes of hope and the strength of familial bonds culminate in a joyous reunion between Leah and Isaac, as well as their freedom and newfound fortune, highlighting the profound impact of faith and compassion in overcoming adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44601/44601-h/images/cover.jpg en Bible stories, English -- Old Testament Naaman, the Syrian -- Juvenile fiction Elisha (Biblical prophet) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 107245 107254 2024-09-18T16:26:16.103982 2023-09-19T11:54:19.686322 text/html text/html 105649 2014-01-06T09:22:50 text/html; charset=us-ascii 141507 2014-01-06T09:22:50 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 167192 2024-09-18T16:26:18.812992 application/epub+zip 167121 2024-09-18T16:26:16.596002 application/epub+zip 86247 2024-09-18T16:26:16.334982 application/epub+zip 217446 2024-09-18T16:26:20.688984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199457 2024-09-18T16:26:18.553984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119496 2022-09-20T10:48:42.154578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90798 90703 2024-09-18T16:26:15.777996 2023-09-19T11:54:19.417325 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 90542 2014-01-06T09:22:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32073 2014-01-06T09:22:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18207 2024-09-18T16:26:20.821974 application/rdf+xml 14335 2024-09-18T16:26:16.418031 image/jpeg 2055 2024-09-18T16:26:16.375995 image/jpeg 143024 2024-09-18T16:26:16.121023 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog