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So that in the third year he gave all his tithes to the proselytes, and strangers.
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These and such like things did he observe when but a boy according to the law of God.
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But when he was a man, he took to wife Anna of his own tribe, and had a son by her, whom he called after his own name,
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And from his infancy he taught him to fear God, and to abstain from all sin.
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And when by the captivity he with his wife and his son and all his tribe was come to the city of Ninive,
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(When all ate of the meats of the Gentiles) he kept his soul and never was defiled with their meats.
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And because he was mindful of the Lord with all his heart, God gave him favour in the sight of Salmanasar the king.
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And he gave him leave to go whithersoever he would, with liberty to do whatever he had a mind.
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He therefore went to all that were in captivity, and gave them wholesome admonitions.
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And when he was come to Rages a city of the Medes, and had ten talents of silver of that with which he had been honoured by the king:
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And when amongst a great multitude of his kindred, he saw Gabelus in want, who was one of his tribe, taking a note of his hand he gave him the aforesaid sum of money.