I do not own the characters of Zadok, Rachel, their children, or the actions of Zadok and Rachel at the birth of Yeshua. They came from the book Jerusalem's Hope by Brock and Bodie Thoene.

I do not own Jonas or the Giver. They belong to Lois Lowry.

I hope that qoheleth doesn't mind my continuing his story that he called "The First Joyful Mystery." Also that he doesn't mind my writing a second memory in the format he used. Especially since I am not Catholic.

Some of the details of the birth of Yeshua came from an online article I found called "The Town Without a Name" by Joan Hunt.

The word "bekor" and definition of the word came from the book Song of the Magdalene by Donna Jo Nappoli.

The "chant" the Giver listened to was the song "Oh Lord, You're Beautiful" by Keith Green. Since Jonas didn't know about music and wasn't able to hear beyond, a song would sound like a chant to him. I also imagine that in addition to the library of books, the Giver also had an "audio library" of all the songs ever written that he could play through the speaker on the wall.

All the scenes involving Yeshua when he was a grown up, as well as what the wise men said when they gave their gifts to Yeshua were taken from the movie The Miracle Maker. Except the part of the crucifixion scene where Yeshua was stabbed in the side with a spear. This was not part of the film.