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The Testament of Naphtali Concerning Natural Goodness

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Section 5

About this work

Author: Unknown

5. For in the fortieth year of my life

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,

I

saw

in

a

vision

that

the

sun

and

the

moon

were

standing

still

on

the

Mount

of

Olives

,

at

the

east

of

Jerusalem

.

And

behold

Isaac

,

the

father

of

my

father

,

saith

to

us

,

Run

and

lay

hold

of

them

,

each

one

according

to

his

strength

;

and

he

that

seizeth

them

,

his

shall

be

the

sun

and

the

moon

.

And

we

all

of

us

ran

together

,

and

Levi

laid

hold

of

the

sun

,

and

Judah

outstripped

the

others

and

seized

the

moon

,

and

they

were

both

of

them

lifted

up

with

them

.

And

when

Levi

became

as

a

sun

,

a

certain

young

man

gave

to

him

twelve

branches

of

palm

;

and

Judah

was

bright

as

the

moon

,

and

under

his

feet

were

twelve

rays

.

And

Levi

and

Judah

ran

,

and

laid

hold

each

of

the

other

.

And

,

lo

,

a

bull

upon

the

earth

,

having

two

great

horns

,

and

an

eagle’s

wings

upon

his

back

;

and

we

wished

to

seize

him

,

but

could

not

.

For

Joseph

outstripped

us

,

and

took

him

,

and

ascended

up

with

him

on

high

.

And

I

saw

,

for

I

was

there

,

and

behold

a

holy

writing

appeared

to

us

saying

:

Assyrians

,

Medes

,

Persians

,

Elamites

,

Gelachæans

,

Chaldeans

,

Syrians

,

shall

possess

in

captivity

the

twelve

tribes

of

Israel

.