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The Book of Abraham is a historical novel written by Marek Halter that documents the history (both factual and fictional) of his Jewish family.

Although the early parts of the book are fictional, those parts taking place after the fifteenth century factually document the history of Marek Halter's family.^[1]

Plot summary

The book begins in AD 70 in Jerusalem during the siege of the city by the Romans just prior to the destruction of the Second Temple.

Abraham, a Jewishscribe, his wife and two sons live in Jerusalem and have survived the siege.

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On the day when the Romans breach the city walls and set fire to the Second Temple, Abraham and his family successfully escape Jerusalem only to be stopped by a Roman platoon. The Roman soldiers incapacitate Abraham and rape and murder his wife.

Abraham and his sons are later freed, but he is forced to surrender his scrolls to a Roman commander.

At this point, Abraham begins a scroll that docum