Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarai | 2012 | Jill Eileen Smith | Buy |
| 2 | Rebekah | 2013 | Jill Eileen Smith | Buy |
| 3 | Rachel | 2014 | Jill Eileen Smith | Buy |
Wives of the Patriarchs is Jill Eileen Smith’s second biblical fiction series. Published between 2012 and 2014, the three books focus on the wives of the three great patriarchs: Sarai (later Sarah, wife of Abraham), Rebekah (wife of Isaac), and Rachel (wife of Jacob).
Each novel takes the biblical text as its starting point and adds imagined conversations, daily routines, and emotional depth. Smith’s research into the customs and living conditions of the ancient Near East provides the historical backdrop for the personal stories.