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Alvin's father, a nonbeliever in God, believes that a water spirit is trying to kill Alvin. When Alvin is seven, a new Reverend, named Thrower, arrives in town and tries to build a church. Alvin's father refuses to help, but Mrs. Miller has all of her sons work on building the church.
Jul 1, 1987 · Set in an alternate American frontier, Seventh Son is the first in Orson Scott Card’s THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER. Alvin Miller is the seventh son of a seventh son which makes him special and potentially a very powerful healer, or “maker” — at least that’s what many who practice folk magic, believe.
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- Jude 1:14 ESV / 7 helpful votes. It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones,
- Romans 16:17 ESV / 7 helpful votes. I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them.
- Jude 1:14-15 ESV / 5 helpful votes. It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
- Genesis 5:24 ESV / 5 helpful votes. Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.
“The devil takes his victories,” the man replied, “wherever men of God lose heart, and leave the field to him.” ― Orson Scott Card, quote from Seventh Son
1. The conflict between good and evil: Seventh Son explores the timeless theme of the battle between good and evil. In this book, Alvin Miller, the seventh son of a seventh son, possesses unique and powerful gifts. However, he is constantly tempted by the forces of evil, represented by the Unmaker.
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