Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Part 1 The wilderness journey and its end; 2 Inside out: Jethro and the Midianites; 3 Crossing over and settling the land; Part 2 Living in the land; 4 Enemies in the borderlands; 5 Warriors and kings; 6 Solomon and his neighbors; Part 3 Unsettled in the land; 7 "My father was a fugitive Aramaean"; 8 Strangers at the gate; Bibliography; Index