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The Testament of Naphtali Concerning Natural Goodness

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Section 6

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6. And again, after seven months, I

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saw

our

father

Jacob

standing

by

the

sea

of

Jamnia

,

and

we

his

sons

were

with

him

.

And

,

behold

,

there

came

a

ship

sailing

by

,

full

of

dried

flesh

,

without

sailors

or

pilot

:

and

there

was

written

upon

the

ship

,

Jacob

.

And

our

father

saith

to

us

,

Let

us

embark

on

our

ship

.

And

when

we

had

gone

on

board

,

there

arose

a

vehement

storm

,

and

a

tempest

of

mighty

wind

;

and

our

father

,

who

was

holding

the

helm

,

flew

away

from

us

.

And

we

,

being

tost

with

the

tempest

,

were

borne

along

over

the

sea

;

and

the

ship

was

filled

with

water

and

beaten

about

with

a

mighty

wave

,

so

that

it

was

well

-

nigh

broken

in

pieces

.

And

Joseph

fled

away

upon

a

little

boat

,

and

we

all

were

divided

upon

twelve

boards

,

and

Levi

and

Judah

were

together

.

We

therefore

all

were

scattered

even

unto

afar

off

.

Then

Levi

,

girt

about

with

sackcloth

,

prayed

for

us

all

unto

the

Lord

.

And

when

the

storm

ceased

,

immediately

the

ship

reached

the

land

,

as

though

in

peace

.

And

,

lo

,

Jacob

our

father

came

,

and

we

rejoiced

with

one

accord

.