Dwight a Hayes

Escape from Masada Dwight a Hayes

A quick decision changed his life forever. How did Eli, always in danger and besieged by his fears, escape Masada'sdownfall?Eli flees an arranged marriage. All he'd ever wanted -- wasto marry Chavah, the lovely neighbor girl and farm Galilee's olivegroves. His perilous journey takes him to Jerusalem as a zealotfighter -- then to Masada, the final holdout of Jewish rebels. In year 73, Rome's Tenth Legion, under General FlaviusSilva, succeeded in conquering the desert fortress -- only to discoverthat 960 men, women and children chose death at their own hand, rather than suffer Roman cruelties. History claims that no Jews escaped death, except for twowomen and five children found hiding in an underground passage. Come along on Eli's journey and witness how he escaped the forcesof evil at Masada. About the author Dwight A. Hayes, was born in the shadow ofEastman Kodak, near Rochester, NY. He pursued a career inphotography. Perhaps most baby boomers view today's worldpolitically. Hayes has developed a theological world view and, as aphotographer, a visual perspective. His recent autobiography, Banished From Jehovah's Witnesses represents his point of view. Dwight travels for inspiration, he has ascended Israel's Masada fivetimes and hiked across Galilee, experiencing first hand this uniquesetting for his historical novel, Escape From Masada