God's Others: Non-Israelites' Encounters with God in the Hebrew Bible (Hardcover)God's Others: Non Israelites' Encounters with God in the Hebrew Bible reveals the stories of two dozen of the "best kept secrets" in what is often referred to as the Old Testament the foundation text for the three Abrahamic faiths. Often overlooked or misunderstood, these non Israelite individuals and groups encounter God through personal or historic revelations. They include: Melchizedek, King of Salem Lot, Abraham's nephew Hagar, Abraham's concubine