Othered No More: Ishmael and Esau

By Ofer Agam

In the Bible, Esau’s firstborn rights are deceitfully given to his brother Jacob. Lost and desperate, Esau seeks advice and consultation from his uncle Ishmael. In this fantasy fable, the two men share the experience of being “other” in both the Genesis stories and subsequent rabbinic literature.
As their journeys unfold, a spokeswoman for God named Bat Kol intervenes. She offers Esau and Ishmael a way to overcome their unjust predicaments through reincarnation and rebirth in the world of today while retaining the inherited wisdom of the millennia. They can regain their lost legacies by saving a world on its way to self-destruction.
Written in both Hebrew and English, Othered No More is an epic poem that offers deeply relevant lessons on morality and ethics, as well as a plan for sustainable living amid threats of global climate change. Watch and wonder if two outcast biblical figures will agree to help alter the dire fate of our world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Sep 17, 2020
• ISBN: 9781480893573

Ofer Agam

Ofer Agam hopes that the fear of “other” becomes a thing of the past, leading to a world of harmony and better lives for all its inhabitants. His words offer a different perspective on a specific scenario which applies to all humankind. This is his first book in a series.

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-9356-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-9358-0 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-9357-3 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2020913985

Archway Publishing rev. date: 02/03/2021

This book is dedicated to my father, Benjamin Agam,

and to my brother, Zvi B Agam.

May their memories be a blessing.

Special thanks to the following individuals

who supported my work,

and encouraged me to publish it:

My uncle, David Agam

My cousin, Alon Agam

My sister, Osnat Agam

My wife, Nitza Agam

My sons, David and Orr Agam

Illustrated by Rabbi Me’irah Iliinsky