Angels Sweep the Desert Floor: Bible Legends About Moses in the Wilderness

by Miriam Chaikin

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A collection of eighteen stories based on the Bible which tell how angels respond to God's commands to ease the way for Moses and the Israelites as they cross the wilderness after being freed from slavery in Egypt.

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RobertaLea 521 reviews

Eighteen interesting stories taken from the Old Testament and meshed with Midrashims to tell about Moses' wandering with his people through the desert.

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STBA 507 reviews

A companion to the author's Clouds of Glory (2001), these stories draw on biblical text and Midrash to tell how Moses and the liberated Israelites were guided by angels.

Nov 17, 2009

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