Hevron: Also known as Hebron.
Izevel: Also known as Jezebel or Isabel.
Kohanim: Priests (plural).
Kohen: A Priest.
Kinnor: An instrument that most resembles an ancient lyre.
Labneh: A sour, spreadable cheese.
Malkosh: The late rains.
Matnat Ro’im: The shepherd’s gift.
Navi: Prophet.
Navi’im: Prophets.
Navua: Prophecy.
Nevel: An instrument that most resembles an ancient harp.
Nigun: A melody, usually without words.
Niggunim: Plural of Nigun.
Shalom: Peace, also used as a greeting.
Shavuot: Also known as Pentecost or the Feast of Weeks.
Shomron: Also known as Samaria.
Sukkah: The temporary huts built during the festival of Sukkot.
Sukkot: The Festival of Booths when we build and live in temporary huts.
Tefillah: Prayer.
Tikun: Fixing.
Totafot: Also known as Tefillin or Phylacteries.
Yoreh: The early rains.
Yovel: The fiftieth year, called Jubilee year in English.
About the Authors 
Dave Mason
Mike Feuer
Dave and Mike have led bizarrely parallel lives. Born just four days apart, they both grew up in secular, Jewish, suburban communities, then found their way to Colorado College. Despite having friends, interests, and even one class in common, they remained complete strangers. Dave then backpacked through over a dozen countries including Syria, China, and Cuba, while Mike lived in the woods for two years, immersed in wilderness therapy with at-risk youth.
Later, both turned their attention to the environment. Dave went to NYU Law and subsequently became a litigator for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Mike studied desert agriculture and water resource management, but ultimately found his calling as a teacher.
Fifteen years after first becoming classmates, the two finally met as part of a core group formed to create a new kind of Torah study institution in Jerusalem, called Sulam Yaakov. There, they became study partners, close friends, and both became ordained as Orthodox Rabbis. Dave was blown away by his studies about the inner workings of prophecy, and was surprised at how little exposure he had to this crucial part of his tradition. He decided to create The Age of Prophecy to bring this world to light for others like himself.
Mike joined the project initially as a research assistant, bringing an expertise in the terrain, history, and stories of the Bible to the book. His deep involvement earned him contributing author status, though Mike prefers the term creative co-conspirator.
Professionally, Dave is a businessman, social entrepreneur, and business strategist. He and his wife Chana live in the eclectic Nachlaot neighborhood of Jerusalem, where they homeschool their son, Aryeh Lev.
Mike lives with his family outside of Jerusalem, at the edge of the Judean wilderness.
Prologue
The Priest’s Mistake
“Rise, Yambalya, and report,” Izevel commanded the giant of a man bowed before her.
The priest rose to his full height. Though he stood a few steps below the two thrones, he towered over the young queen. “The men of Shomron journeyed to honor their god, yet they bent their knees to Baal upon their return.”
Izevel leaned toward her priest. “How did you do it?”
“It was simple, my Queen. The men made the annual pilgrimage to bow before their beloved Golden Calf in Beit El. When they returned home, they found their way blocked by Baal.”
Izevel gave him a sideways glance. “What of the King?”
Yambalya’s eyes flashed over King Ahav’s empty throne. “The King’s escort was long past when we brought Baal onto the road.”
