To Dwell Among Cedars

By: Connilyn Cossette

Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross, Rachel Botchan

Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

Eight years ago, when the Philistines stole and then surrendered the ark of the covenant back to the Israelites, Eliora left her Philistine homeland to follow the ark to the community of Kiryat Yearim. There, the family she was adopted into has guarded the ark at the top of a mountain in seclusion.

Ronen is a Levite musician determined to return the ark to Shiloh, where his tribe believes it belongs. He never expected that the Philistine girl he rescued years ago would now be part of the very family he's tasked to deceive.

As Ronen's attempts to charm Eliora lead them in unexpected directions, betrayal leaves Eliora with strained family ties and Ronen questioning his own loyalties. Ultimately, Eliora and Ronen are caught up in the battle for the soul of Israel and its future under the leadership of Samuel, the last judge before the era of the kings begins

©2020 Connilyn Cossette (P)2020 Recorded Books

Multiple Mispronounced Names and Places Grated

I even double-checked my lifelong understanding of pronunciations with searching for "Hebrew pronunciation of _____" and found that, indeed, these narrators were slaughtering the names of people and places repeatedly (like calling Eli the high priest "Ellie", etc). Anyway, it was so frequent a problem I had to take off some stars on narration. Where are the production editors? Why are they not catching this? I have all the audio books by Connilyn Cossette, I believe, and did not enjoy this one as much as the others. Having said that. it was still worthwhile. I think my perception was probably tainted a bit by my irritation with the narrators.

A book that will help you grow closer to our Lord

I love listening to Connilyn Cossette’s books. This book caused me to feel like I was living during the time of the book of Judges. I have enjoyed all of her books!

Good read

I really enjoyed the story and the character development. Historical fiction really takes me to a different time and a different place.

Narrators were a Disaster

Good story. Too bad pros like Rachel Botchen don’t learn how to pronounce basic Biblical names. You can easily do so with a google search. I’m so insulted by her lack of care that I may not purchase audiobooks that she narrates anymore.
I highly recommend reading the book instead of listening to it.

Just Lovely

Well over a year ago, I bought the audio book, “To Dwell Among Cedars”. However, I kept putting it aside and chose othe books to listen to. But recently I ran out of credits so started going through all of my library to see if anything I hadnt already listened to caught my eye. Well To Dwell Among Cedars did. I’m so glad it did 😃.

This book brings to life a part of the New Testament within a story of an orphans hardship, divine intervention and love. It brings to light how God used not only his chosen people but those of their enemies to bring about change and renewal - all through the spirit of a young woman.

Bringing to light the importance of women in Gods work, even in the Old Testament, is what Connilyn Cossette is cherished for. She does her research too, so her stories are based in Biblical truths.

love to hear Biblical stories come to life

love the story line and how it paralleled the bible.
took a while to get used to the narrator, but glad I stuck with it

Among cedars

I enjoyed the storyline and the history of the Hebrew people and the geographic landmarks

Great Book!

Don’t pass up this series! It is a great and the author’s writing flow keeps you interested and waiting to find out what’s next throughout the entire book! Narrators are also great!

Loved it!

Great story. Anxious for the second in the series. I so enjoy both these readers.

Ark of the Covenant's Loss and Return

Having the male and female narrators made a huge, very positive difference.

Eliora/Arisa cares for her brother Natan/Lukio after the death of her mother and separation from their father. They are Philistines from the upper class with high religious connections. So they prove an excellent foil for telling the story of the loss and return of the Ark of the Covenant during the days of Samuel. The political machinations within ancient IsraEl's levite clans is well detailed. Surprised to see the obvious bigotry toward the Gibeonites, who were also servants of YHWH (Josh9:27), thus 4 not 5 stars. Ronen is a great character.