Twin sons are born to the House of Elah. According to the tenets of the country's religion, one son is chosen for sacrifice. His death means blessing and honor for his father's house. The infant is sent to the temple to die. But the sacrifice never takes place-the son of Elah is stolen. Years later, war makes him a slave, and in the midst of his despair, the god that claimed him at his birth comes to claim him again.