The Groom Who Didn t CareChapter 2
“Who is this?” Mother demanded of me as I brought Mara with me into the house. “This is my new concubine, Mara, Mother. Mara, this is my mother, Rachel. Mara is an Edomite, so I couldn’t wed her, but I could still buy her from her brother, Bozrah, as my concubine. She is a Jabeshite’s widow, as it happens. Tell me, any news of the haggling over Hannah’s dowry?” I asked Mother as I washed my hands and urged Mara to do so as well. “Not well, since you must ask. Well, it’s good that you’re...