The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 71
Zebulun 3
Simeon and Gad with six other brethren bought sandals for themselves, their wives, and children with the price of Joseph.
1or in the price of Joseph, my children, I had no share; but Simeon and Gad and six other of our brethren took the price of Joseph, and bought sandals for themselves, their wives, and their children, saying, We will not eat of it, for it is the price of our brother’s blood, but will tread it down under foot, because he said that he was king over us, and so let us see what his dreams mean.
2 Therefore is it written in the writing of the law of Enoch, that whosoever will not raise up seed to his brother, his sandal shall be unloosed, and they shall spit into his face.
3 And the brethren of Joseph wished not that their brother should live, and the Lord loosed unto them the sandal of Joseph.
4 For when they came into Egypt they were unloosed by the servants of Joseph before the gate, and so made obeisance to Joseph after the fashion of Pharaoh.
5 And not only did they make obeisance to him, but were spit upon also, falling down before him forthwith, and so they were put to shame before the Egyptians; for after this the Egyptians heard all the evils which we had done to Joseph.
Did You Know?
Simeon and Gad with six other brethren bought sandals for themselves, their wives, and children with the price of Joseph.
They would not eat of Joseph's price, calling it the price of their brother's blood, but vowed to tread it down under foot.
The law of Enoch writes that whoever will not raise up seed to his brother shall have his sandal unloosed and be spat in the face.
In Egypt the servants of Joseph unloosed the brothers' sandals before the gate, after which they made obeisance after the fashion of Pharaoh.
Joseph's brothers were spit upon as they fell down before him and were put to shame before the Egyptians who heard of their evils.
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